read file to a dictionary

[James Stroud]

rohit wrote:
> i want to implement a dictionary in python
> the query is :
> without explicitly doing the following steps
> 1. reading from file to list
> 2. processing list to dictionary
>  is there a module or a built in function that helps me "read" a file
> directly into a dictionary
> or any module that implements the above 2 steps
> 
> thanks
> rohit
> 

No one can actually figure out exactly what you want because you speak 
in partial thoughts and vagaries. However, my amazing mind-reading 
abilities are picking up the following paranormal conveyances:

      ConfigParser
      cPickle
      shelve

I leave it to you to interpret them as I am just a messenger.

James