"py" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> I have two lists which I want to use to create a dictionary. List x
> would be the keys, and list y is the values.
>
> x = [1,2,3,4,5]
> y = ['a','b','c','d','e']
>
> Any suggestions? looking for an efficent simple way to do this...maybe
> i am just having a brain fart...i feel like this is quit simple.
>
> thanks.
>
>>> x = [1,2,3,4,5]
>>> y = ['a','b','c','d','e']
>>> dict(zip(x,y))
{1: 'a', 2: 'b', 3: 'c', 4: 'd', 5: 'e'}
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