Dictionary problem when key value is taken from a variable

[Appu2008]

Hi,
I have a dictionary whose keys are variables.
Eg: - dict=None
dict[lst]=value
Here lst and values are 2 variables. How can I make the key
as the value of lst.
For eg:- if lst="node1" and if value = 10,
this is what i needs..

dict["node1"]=10
Thanx..

[bvdet]

Hi,
I have a dictionary whose keys are variables.
Eg: - dict=None
dict[lst]=value
Here lst and values are 2 variables. How can I make the key
as the value of lst.
For eg:- if lst="node1" and if value = 10,
this is what i needs..

dict["node1"]=10
Thanx..

Don't use the Python built-in function dict for a variable name. Set your dd to an empty dictionary, not None.[code=Python]>>> dd = {}
>>> lst = 'Node1'
>>> value = 10
>>> dd[lst]=value
>>> dd
{'Node1': 10}
>>> [/code]

[jlm699]

In case you wanted to use some values during the initialization of a dictionary you could do:
[code=python]
>>> lst = 'Node1'
>>> value = 10
>>> dd = { lst:value }
>>> dd
{'Node1': 10}
>>> [/code]