Title: Construct A Dictionary From Multiple Lists Slug: construct_a_dictionary_from_multiple_lists_python
Summary: Construct A Dictionary From Multiple Lists In Python Date: 2016-09-06 12:00
Category: Python
Tags: Basics
Authors: Chris Albon

Create Two Lists



In [1]:

    
# Create a list of theofficer's name
officer_names = ['Sodoni Dogla', 'Chris Jefferson', 'Jessica Billars', 'Michael Mulligan', 'Steven Johnson']

# Create a list of the officer's army
officer_armies = ['Purple Army', 'Orange Army', 'Green Army', 'Red Army', 'Blue Army']

Construct A Dictionary From The Two Lists



In [2]:

    
# Create a dictionary that is the zip of the two lists
dict(zip(officer_names, officer_armies))









    Out[2]:





{'Chris Jefferson': 'Orange Army',
 'Jessica Billars': 'Green Army',
 'Michael Mulligan': 'Red Army',
 'Sodoni Dogla': 'Purple Army',
 'Steven Johnson': 'Blue Army'}