python - How to read from a file into a dict with string key and tuple value? -

for assignment, i'm creating program retrieves file information regarding olympic countries , medal count.

one of functions goes through list in format:

country,games,gold,silver,bronze afg,13,0,0,2 alg,15,5,2,8 arg,40,18,24,28 arm,10,1,2,9 anz,2,3,4,5 

the function needs go through list, , store dictionary country name key, , remaining 4 entries tuple.

here working far:

def medals(string):     '''takes file, , gathers country codes , medal counts     storing them dictionary'''      #creates empty dictionary     medaldict = {}     #creates empty tuple     medalcount = ()     #these following 2 lines remove column headings     open(string) fin:         next(fin)          eachline in fin:             code, medal_count = eachline.strip().split(',',1)             medaldict[code] = medal_count      return medaldict 

now, intent entries this

{'afg': (13, 0, 0, 2)} 

instead, i'm getting

{'afg': '13,0,0,2'} 

it looks being stored string, , not tuple.

medaldict[code] = medal_count 

line of code? i'm not sure how convert separate integer values tuple neatly.

you storing whole string '13,0,0,2' value, so

medaldict[code] = medal_count 

should replaced by:

medaldict[code] = tuple(medal_count.split(',')) 

your original thought correct, line being sole exception. changed splits '13,0,0,2' list ['13', '0', '0', '2'] , converts tuple.

you can convert strings inside integers:

medaldict[code] = tuple([int(ele) ele in medal_count.split(',')]) 

but make sure medal_count contains integers.