[Baypiggies] python newbie

[Jerome Jabson]

oops typo: 
f = open("text-file", "r)

should be:
f = open("text-file", "r")

--- Jerome Jabson <jjabson at yahoo.com> wrote:

> I'm having problems trying to parse a text file and
> separating it's contents into a dictionary. The file
> as something like:
> 
> name
> This is the description of the name.
> 
> another_name
> Another description of this name.
> 
> The dictionary should look like:
> 
> dict = {name: This is the description of the name.,
> another_name: Another discription of this name}
> 
> I tried doing something like:
> 
> dict = {}
> f = open("text-file", "r)
> for line in f:
>    items = line
>     dict[items[0]] = items[1:]
> print dict
> 
> but the dictionary comes out all wrong! :-( Can
> someone give me some pointers on how to do this.
> 
> Help is much appreciated!
> Jeff
> 
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