[Tutor] getting keyboard input to dictionary (newbie ques)

[alan.gauld@bt.com]

>      Def add_name():
>      print "enter name"

As Danny has pointed out that needs to be 'def' not 'Def'.
Also you *must* indent the body lines:

def add_name():
   print 'enter name'
   # etc...

How much is up to you but usually 2 or 3 spaces or a single 
tab are used. Just make sure its consistent.

> while 1:
>      print "some greeting"
>      print "type name to search"
>      print "type 'add' to add names or 'quit' to exit"
>      x=raw_input()
>      if x=='quit':
>           break
>      d1={'a name':'1111', 'another name':'2222', 'A. Name':'1111'}

Danny said you *might* want to move this. I say you *definitely* 
want to move this above the while...

> as if it is working ...

In that case your code must have the fubnction stuff 
defined OK.

> ...but the entries are not added to the dict.

They probably are being assigned but when you go 
round that while loop again... oops!

> I have tried converting the raw-input() value to a string 

raw_input returns a string so no need for that.

>    I'm missing something obvious... help.

Its easily done :-)

Alan g.