I have to make a dictionary with input, which may contain "key -> value1, value2" or "key -> key". The keys are always strings, and the values are always integers, separated by a comma and a space. If given a key and values, I must store the values to the given key. If the key already exists, I must add the given values to the old ones. If given a key and another key, I must copy the values of the other key to the first one. If the other key does not exist, this input line must be ignored. When I receive the command “end”, I must stop reading input lines, and must print all keys with their values, in the following format: {key} === {value1, value2, value3}
data = input()
dict_ref = {}
def is_int(s):
try:
int(s)
return True
except ValueError:
return False
while data != "end":
list_data = data.split(" -> ")
name = list_data[0]
values = list_data[1].split(", ")
if name not in dict_ref and is_int(values[0]):
dict_ref[name] = values
elif values[0] in dict_ref:
dict_ref[name] = dict_ref[values[0]]
elif name in dict_ref and is_int(values[0]):
dict_ref[name].extend(values)
data = input()
for item in dict_ref:
print(f"{item} === ", end="")
print(", ".join(dict_ref[item]))
Input:
Peter -> 1, 2, 3
Isacc -> Peter
Peter -> 4, 5
end
Expected output:
Peter === 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Isacc === 1, 2, 3
Actual output:
Peter === 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Isacc === 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
data = input()
dict_ref = {}
def is_int(s):
try:
int(s)
return True
except ValueError:
return False
while data != 'end':
list_data = data.split('->')
key = list_data[0].strip()
values = list_data[1].split(',')
for value in values:
value = value.strip()
if key not in dict_ref.keys() and is_int(value):
dict_ref[key] = [value]
elif key in dict_ref.keys() and is_int(value):
dict_ref[key].append(value)
else:
'''
With Python dictionaries, when you assign a key to the value of another, the refresh is done automatically.
For example, writing in this condition, dict_ref [key] = dict_ref [value], when the while loop will start with a new data value,
dict_ref [key] = dict_ref [value] will be dynamically updated with the new data as well.
That's why you should not make a direct assignment, you have to create a new variable that will contain Peter's values,
then you will assign to the key 'Isacc'.
'''
vals = list() #New List
for val in dict_ref[value]:
vals.append(val)
dict_ref[key] = vals
data = input()
for item in dict_ref:
print(f"{item} === ", end="")
print(", ".join(dict_ref[item]))
Input:
Peter -> 1, 2, 3
Isacc -> Peter
Peter -> 4, 5
end
Output:
Peter === 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Isacc === 1, 2, 3