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Krystal Vincent
9,999 PointsCreate a dictionary with the following key value pairs: 1) key: 'name', value: '', 2) key: 'topic', value: 'python'. Ass
Create a dictionary with the following key value pairs: 1) key: 'name', value: '', 2) key: 'topic', value: 'python'. Assign this dictionary to a variable called student.
dict{key:value}
student = {'name':,'topic':'python'}
2 Answers

Steven Parker
216,863 PointsYou're close, but the first line (with "dict" on it) isn't part of the challenge and can be removed.
Then the first pair (with the key 'name') still needs a value. The value should be an empty string (''
).

Trenton Spears
Python Development Techdegree Graduate 16,969 Pointsstudent = {'name': '','topic':'python'}