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Date: Mon, 1 Apr 2013 04:22:44 +1100
Subject: Re: Creating a dictionary from a .txt file
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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