[Tutor] Dictionary Keys

Tue, 6 Aug 2002 11:38:39 -0700

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I'm trying to figure something out and I KNOW this must be something =
pretty common. ...

Basically, what do y'all tend to do when you are entering/saving =
information in a dictionary and, the way you've set up your script's =
parameters, you could conceivably create key:value combinations with =
identical keys (but different values)? I could think of many examples =
but, for the sake of concreteness, suppose a medical office is recording =
patient visits (patient's name, visit date, other information), using =
the patient's name as the key. The rest of the information is the key's =
value, perhaps stored in a list. If each visit represents a separate =
key:value combination, and a person makes multiple visits to the office, =
then ...?

As always, thanks ahead of time! -- Al C.

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