[Tutor] Using a dict value in the same dict

[Alan Gauld]

"Válas Péter" <sulinet at postafiok.hu> wrote

> I have a dictionary with the keys 'a' and 'b'. It is not in a class.
> May I use the value of 'a' when defining the value of 'b'?
> If so, what is the syntax?

single = {'a': 1,
                'b': 2
               }
double = { 'a': single['a'] *2,
                   'b' : single['b'] * 2
                 }

single['c'] = 3
double['c'] = single['c'] * 2

Does that help?
Is that what you mean?

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