Converting list to dictionary in Python

Question

['monaco:1\n', 'russia:2\n', 'denmark:3\n']

into a dictionary in Python 3.3.3, plus any ideas on how to remove the '\n'?

Thanks!

@wnnmaw Minimal understanding was removed long back from the off-topic list. — devnull
– devnull, Commented Apr 9, 2014 at 21:34
@devnull, I didn't flag as off-topic, but last I check question are still expected to show minimal effort. That, and answers can be a lot more helpful/instructive if they address broken code or build off of what OP has already done — wnnmaw
– wnnmaw, Commented Apr 9, 2014 at 21:38

mhlester · Accepted Answer · 2014-04-09 21:33:25Z

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>>> mylist = ['monaco:1\n', 'russia:2\n', 'denmark:3\n']
>>> dict(s.strip().split(':') for s in mylist)
{'denmark': '3', 'russia': '2', 'monaco': '1'}

s.strip().split(':') takes a string and outputs a list of before and after the colon, with whitespace removed from the ends

answered Apr 9, 2014 at 21:33

mhlester

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3 Comments

wnnmaw Over a year ago

This answer is nearly identical to Martijn Pieters' But in hindsight, that's rather harsh, sorry :(

mhlester Over a year ago

a) i didn't copy his, b) i think it's a lot clearer than using map. but no worries, thanks for the explanation

Martijn Pieters Over a year ago

Agreed, stripping first is better.

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