Dictionary named after variable value

Asked Sep 02 '17 at 15:06

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I am trying to create a dictionary based on a variable. I want to name the dictionary based on the value of the variable. What ends up happening is that the dictionary is called username (the name of the variable) instead of the value of the variable. Does anyone know how to do this?

This is the code:

username = input("username:")

username = {}

edited Sep 02 '17 at 15:08

jonrsharpe

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asked Sep 02 '17 at 15:06

Alfred

what's your expected output? – Mike Scotty Sep 02 '17 at 15:07
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Don't do these *assign/call* by name things, it is very bad design to begin with. – Willem Van Onsem Sep 02 '17 at 15:07
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So if the user enters "test", you want the dictionary to be named "test"? Dynamically creating variables is rarely, if ever the right approach. – Carcigenicate Sep 02 '17 at 15:08
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Probably you want https://stackoverflow.com/q/1373164/3001761 – jonrsharpe Sep 02 '17 at 15:08
I dont really care if it is the right approach, just wondering if it is possible to dynamicly create dictionaries based on variables values Carcigenicate – Alfred Sep 02 '17 at 23:45
Possible duplicate of [How do I create a variable number of variables?](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/1373164/how-do-i-create-a-variable-number-of-variables) – Lycopersicum Jan 03 '18 at 14:30

Dictionary named after variable value

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