How to convert string to dictionary into python

Question

How can I convert a string

s = "1:5.9,1p5:7,2:10,4:18,8:40"

to a dictionary like this?

s = { '1':'5.9','1p5':'7','2':'10','4':'18','8':40'}

I could not get any breakthrough which help me to fix this thing — user765443
– user765443, Commented Aug 23, 2013 at 13:30

Ashwini Chaudhary · Accepted Answer · 2013-08-23 13:27:43Z

5

Use dict() and str.split:

>>> s = "1:5.9,1p5:7,2:10,4:18,8:40"
>>> dict(item.split(':') for item in s.split(','))
{'1': '5.9', '8': '40', '2': '10', '4': '18', '1p5': '7'}

Using a dict-comprehension:

>>> {k:v for k, v in (item.split(':') for item in s.split(','))}
{'1': '5.9', '8': '40', '2': '10', '4': '18', '1p5': '7'}

answered Aug 23, 2013 at 13:27

Ashwini Chaudhary

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