read .txt file into dictionary python

Question

In file is this:

count=50
value=100k
unit=Ohm
package=0603
description=Chip Resistor
supplier=Digikey
supplierpartnumber=311-100KHRCT-ND
price=0.009
currency=CHF

And the output should be like this:

{"RC0805FR -07100 KL": { 
"count": "100", 
"description": "Chip Resistor", 
"value": "100k", 
"unit": "Ohm", ...}

I do not have an idea how to transform the file in the correct format

What have you tried, and what exactly is the problem with it? — jonrsharpe, Apr 15 '20 at 18:51
Your output does not relate to the input (see count). Please check them. And do you really want to cast the count into a string? — MachineLearner, Apr 15 '20 at 18:54
i open the file and tried to split it with a for loop... don't work — srky, Apr 15 '20 at 18:56
yes i want to cast it...and the input and output is correctly. it must be so — srky, Apr 15 '20 at 18:58
Do you have a *specific* question? Please see [ask], [help/on-topic]. — AMC, Apr 15 '20 at 18:58
The information you've provided is incomplete. Where does "RC0805FR -07100 KL" come from? — Rusty Widebottom, Apr 15 '20 at 19:13
My question is how i should code it(from file to dictionary) — srky, Apr 15 '20 at 19:13

score 4 · Answer 1 · answered Apr 15 '20 at 19:11

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with open('myfile.txt') as f:
    s = f.read().strip()
    d = dict([ x.split('=') for x in s.split('\n') ])
    print(d)

answered Apr 15 '20 at 19:11

Rusty Widebottom

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 15 '20 at 19:17

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Hi this should help,

myDict = {}
with open('yourFile.txt', 'r') as myFile: # make sure yourFile.txt is in the same directory as this code, or specify the full path to the text file
    myFile = myFile.readlines()
for item in myFile:
    refined = (item.strip('\n').split('='))
    myDict[refined[0]] = refined[1]
print(myDict)

answered Apr 15 '20 at 19:17

codeSapience

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list index out of range...but i should get it – srky Apr 15 '20 at 19:23
Oh, what could cause that is if some lines in your txt file isn't in the format "aKey"="aValue" as the example txt file suggest. – codeSapience Apr 17 '20 at 12:33

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