MJG wrote:

> For those of you that are big fans of this, I see value in using it.
> 
> How would I set this situation up:
> 
> $List{$key}=...code
> 
> Do I do this
> 
> my $List = ''; my $key = '';
> 
> This doesn't seem to make sense though.

I usually place the variable definitions just before the first place they are use.
So an example :

my %List = ();  # use can also just say 'my %List;' for brevity

...   do stuff here like building %List

my $key = 'get key from somehwere';

$List{$key} = 'whatever';


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