Using Python to Create a Dictionary

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Yesterday I realized the “me from 6 weeks ago” loved hard work, not smart work.

Here’s the story of how I wasted time using Python the wrong way…

I used my math and programming knowledge yesterday to create my own secret code.

It turns a phrase like “hello world” into “p|TH{xd'E1tI?”

The most tedious task is creating a dictionary to assign every character a corresponding number that’s later used to run some math equations.

6 weeks ago, I created a similar secret code but did the stupidest thing when building a dictionary.

Naive Mike thought it would be a good idea to type out every letter of the alphabet by hand and randomly assign each a different number — praying I didn’t accidentally repeat numbers.

Here’s why that method’s terrible…

It wastes a lot of time. A LOT.

I’m smarter now.

The dictionary I’m creating is bigger, so rather than typing everything by hand, I created a Python function that does it all for me.

This is the beauty of programming…

Once you understand how a language works, you can automate life and do work faster.

Here’s the code I used to create a dictionary fast…