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Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file

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Date 2013-04-01 04:22 +1100
Subject Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file
From Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com>
Newsgroups comp.lang.python
Message-ID <mailman.4022.1364750566.2939.python-list@python.org> (permalink)

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On Mon, Apr 1, 2013 at 4:19 AM, C.T. <swilks06@gmail.com> wrote:
> Thank you, Chris! I could use slicing and indexing to build the dictionary but the problem is with the car manufacturer an the car model. Either or both could be multiple names.

Then you're going to need some other form of magic to recognize where
the manufacturer ends and the model starts. Do you have, say, tabs
between the fields and spaces within?

ChrisA

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Creating a dictionary from a .txt file "C.T." <swilks06@gmail.com> - 2013-03-31 08:52 -0700
  Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-04-01 03:06 +1100
    Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file "C.T." <swilks06@gmail.com> - 2013-03-31 10:19 -0700
      Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2013-04-01 04:22 +1100
    Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file "C.T." <swilks06@gmail.com> - 2013-03-31 10:19 -0700
  Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file Mark Janssen <dreamingforward@gmail.com> - 2013-03-31 09:20 -0700
    Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file "C.T." <swilks06@gmail.com> - 2013-03-31 09:52 -0700
      Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-03-31 13:31 -0400
        Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-03-31 14:41 -0400
          Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-03-31 17:37 -0400
          Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-04-01 11:41 +0000
            Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2013-04-01 23:53 +0000
              Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file Walter Hurry <walterhurry@lavabit.com> - 2013-04-02 00:28 +0000
              Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-04-03 12:55 +0000
    Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file "C.T." <swilks06@gmail.com> - 2013-03-31 09:52 -0700
  Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> - 2013-03-31 12:38 -0400
    Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file "C.T." <swilks06@gmail.com> - 2013-03-31 10:28 -0700
  Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file Terry Jan Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> - 2013-03-31 15:04 -0400
  Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file "C.T." <swilks06@gmail.com> - 2013-04-01 16:53 -0700
    Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file Dave Angel <davea@davea.name> - 2013-04-01 20:12 -0400

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