http://paste.pocoo.org/show/231731/
My problem is listed here... There shouldn't really be a reason (as far as I can see) with memory... If there's another way to get a dictionary from a .txt file that'd work/is more efficient, I'm looking for help. P:
Jump to PostThe general way to create a dictionary is to split the text file records into a key and data, then
if key not in the_dictionary: the_dictionary[key] = [] ## this is a list but you can use whatever type you want the_dictionary[key].append(data)For additional help you should …
The general way to create a dictionary is to split the text file records into a key and data, then
if key not in the_dictionary:
the_dictionary[key] = [] ## this is a list but you can use whatever type you want
the_dictionary[key].append(data)For additional help you should post some of the input file and how you want to store each record.
http://paste.pocoo.org/show/231731/
My problem is listed here... There shouldn't really be a reason (as far as I can see) with memory... If there's another way to get a dictionary from a .txt file that'd work/is more efficient, I'm looking for help. P:
This line is stupid:
dictionary_being_manipulated = eval(dictionary_opened.read())You are trying to evaluate all file as Python expression.
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