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Python Introducing Dictionaries Introducing Dictionaries Creating a Dictionary

Posted by Antero Perez-Solis
Antero Perez-Solis
1,444 Points

How is this code supposed to be typed up?

I am unsure as to how the code is supposed to be typed out, and the instructions are not very clear

creating_dictionaries.py 
dictonary = {'key': 'name', 'topic': 'Python', 'value': 2}

student = dictonary

2 Answers

Josh Klink
Josh Klink
2,330 Points
Josh Klink
Josh Klink
2,330 Points

you got it man

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

The task instructions say "Create a dictionary with the following key value pairs: 1) key: 'name', value: '', 2) key: 'topic', value: 'python'." So, some hints:

  • the "1)" and "2)" are not part of the data, they are just indicating the two pairs
  • each pair will have a key and value, but the words "key" and "value" will not be in the data
  • the value to be associated with "name" is just an empty string (two quote marks together)