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Python Introducing Dictionaries Introducing Dictionaries Creating a Dictionary

Connor Fitzpatrick
Connor Fitzpatrick
4,131 Points
Posted by Connor Fitzpatrick
Connor Fitzpatrick
4,131 Points

How do you assign the value of a key to a variable in a Python dictionary?

The challenge task is saying my code is incorrect and I don't know why. Trying to get the value of the 'topic' key.

creating_dictionaries.py 
student = {'name': '', 'topic': 'Python'}
topic = student['topic']

1 Answer

KRIS NIKOLAISEN
KRIS NIKOLAISEN
54,972 Points

This challenge was previously broken and may have been fixed. Try with lower case 'python' in your dictionary.

Connor Fitzpatrick
Connor Fitzpatrick
4,131 Points
Connor Fitzpatrick
Connor Fitzpatrick
4,131 Points

Lowercase 'python' did the trick. Thanks for the fast response!