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Python Python Collections (2016, retired 2019) Dictionaries Dictionary Basics

Posted by Perfect Tinotenda Mashingaidze
Perfect Tinotenda Mashingaidze
5,070 Points

Levels key

Can any one clarify me on this part of question

dicts.py 
player = {"name": "perfect", "remaining_lives": 3, "levels": "[1,2,3,4]", "items": "tino"}

2 Answers

Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points
Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points

I'm pretty sure the goal of the challenge is to show you that dictionaries can contain lists or dictionaries (nested)

There are many types of entries for dictionaries - try something like below:

a = {"key1":"value1", "list1":[1, 3, 5, 7], "dict1":{"nested_key1":"nested_value1"}}
print(a)
# output
{'key1': 'value1', 'list1': [1, 3, 5, 7], 'dict1': {'nested_key1': 'nested_value1'}}
# or check a specific key
print(a['dict1'])
# output
{'nested_key1': 'nested_value1'}

Maybe these will help:

Lists in a dictionary

Nested dictionary

Perfect Tinotenda Mashingaidze
Perfect Tinotenda Mashingaidze
5,070 Points

player = {"name": "perfect", "remaining_lives": 3, "levels": [1, 2, 3, 4] "items": {"tino":"pythonista"}}

I keep having bummer wat should do im out of ideas

Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points
Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points

You need a comma before "items"

Perfect Tinotenda Mashingaidze
Perfect Tinotenda Mashingaidze
5,070 Points

Dave i did put the comma but i got no lucky bra its stil sayin bummer

Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points
Dave StSomeWhere
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 Points

Not sure where you put the comma but below passes the challenge:

player = {"name": "perfect", "remaining_lives": 3, "levels": [1, 2, 3, 4], "items": {"tino":"pythonista"}}
Perfect Tinotenda Mashingaidze
Perfect Tinotenda Mashingaidze
5,070 Points

Yah thankx man im really great full it worked...thankx a lot in my home langauge waka nyanya wakuseri

Sandy Goreraza
Sandy Goreraza
7,391 Points
Sandy Goreraza
Sandy Goreraza
7,391 Points

Since you were answered by Dave, i no-longer see it necessary for me to help you out on the challenge .The solution Dave wrote is correct.Lastly, you did not highlight what the question was for the above list dictionary.