#   File: ChapterLists/dictionary.py 
"""
L = [('ben', 3, 'alpha'), ('ann', 4, 'beta'), ('cory', 7, 'gamma')]
dic= {'ann': ('ann', 4, 'beta'), 'ben': ('ben', 3, 'alpha'), 'cory': ('cory', 7, 'gamma')}
('ben', 3, 'alpha')
L2= [('a', 1), ('b', 2), ('c', 3)]
"""
def main():
    L = [] #empty
    L.append( ( 'ben', 3, 'alpha' ) )
    L.append( ( 'ann', 4, 'beta' ) )
    L.append( ( 'cory', 7, 'gamma' ) )
    print("L =",L)
    #L = [('ben', 3, 'alpha'), ('ann', 4, 'beta'), ('cory', 7, 'gamma')]
    dic = {}    #start dictionary
    for k in L:
        dic[ k[0] ] = k
    print("dic=",dic)      
   #dic= {'cory': ('cory', 7, 'gamma'), 'ben': ('ben', 3, 'alpha'), 'ann': ('ann', 4, 'beta')}
    print(dic['ben']) # search in dict
    
    L2  = list(zip( ['a','b','c'],[1,2,3]))
    print("L2=",L2)  # L2= [('a', 1), ('b', 2), ('c', 3)]
  
main()