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@JeffPaine
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A python list of all US state abbreviations.
states = [ 'AK', 'AL', 'AR', 'AZ', 'CA', 'CO', 'CT', 'DC', 'DE', 'FL', 'GA',
'HI', 'IA', 'ID', 'IL', 'IN', 'KS', 'KY', 'LA', 'MA', 'MD', 'ME',
'MI', 'MN', 'MO', 'MS', 'MT', 'NC', 'ND', 'NE', 'NH', 'NJ', 'NM',
'NV', 'NY', 'OH', 'OK', 'OR', 'PA', 'RI', 'SC', 'SD', 'TN', 'TX',
'UT', 'VA', 'VT', 'WA', 'WI', 'WV', 'WY']
states = {
'AK': 'Alaska',
'AL': 'Alabama',
'AR': 'Arkansas',
'AZ': 'Arizona',
'CA': 'California',
'CO': 'Colorado',
'CT': 'Connecticut',
'DC': 'District of Columbia',
'DE': 'Delaware',
'FL': 'Florida',
'GA': 'Georgia',
'HI': 'Hawaii',
'IA': 'Iowa',
'ID': 'Idaho',
'IL': 'Illinois',
'IN': 'Indiana',
'KS': 'Kansas',
'KY': 'Kentucky',
'LA': 'Louisiana',
'MA': 'Massachusetts',
'MD': 'Maryland',
'ME': 'Maine',
'MI': 'Michigan',
'MN': 'Minnesota',
'MO': 'Missouri',
'MS': 'Mississippi',
'MT': 'Montana',
'NC': 'North Carolina',
'ND': 'North Dakota',
'NE': 'Nebraska',
'NH': 'New Hampshire',
'NJ': 'New Jersey',
'NM': 'New Mexico',
'NV': 'Nevada',
'NY': 'New York',
'OH': 'Ohio',
'OK': 'Oklahoma',
'OR': 'Oregon',
'PA': 'Pennsylvania',
'RI': 'Rhode Island',
'SC': 'South Carolina',
'SD': 'South Dakota',
'TN': 'Tennessee',
'TX': 'Texas',
'UT': 'Utah',
'VA': 'Virginia',
'VT': 'Vermont',
'WA': 'Washington',
'WI': 'Wisconsin',
'WV': 'West Virginia',
'WY': 'Wyoming'
}
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m12t commented Nov 1, 2022

If you want a reversed dictionary, run state2abbrev = {v:k for k,v in states.items()}, or just copy the output below

state2abbrev = {
    'Alaska': 'AK',
    'Alabama': 'AL',
    'Arkansas': 'AR',
    'Arizona': 'AZ',
    'California': 'CA',
    'Colorado': 'CO',
    'Connecticut': 'CT',
    'District of Columbia': 'DC',
    'Delaware': 'DE',
    'Florida': 'FL',
    'Georgia': 'GA',
    'Hawaii': 'HI',
    'Iowa': 'IA',
    'Idaho': 'ID',
    'Illinois': 'IL',
    'Indiana': 'IN',
    'Kansas': 'KS',
    'Kentucky': 'KY',
    'Louisiana': 'LA',
    'Massachusetts': 'MA',
    'Maryland': 'MD',
    'Maine': 'ME',
    'Michigan': 'MI',
    'Minnesota': 'MN',
    'Missouri': 'MO',
    'Mississippi': 'MS',
    'Montana': 'MT',
    'North Carolina': 'NC',
    'North Dakota': 'ND',
    'Nebraska': 'NE',
    'New Hampshire': 'NH',
    'New Jersey': 'NJ',
    'New Mexico': 'NM',
    'Nevada': 'NV',
    'New York': 'NY',
    'Ohio': 'OH',
    'Oklahoma': 'OK',
    'Oregon': 'OR',
    'Pennsylvania': 'PA',
    'Rhode Island': 'RI',
    'South Carolina': 'SC',
    'South Dakota': 'SD',
    'Tennessee': 'TN',
    'Texas': 'TX',
    'Utah': 'UT', 
    'Virginia': 'VA',
    'Vermont': 'VT', 
    'Washington': 'WA',
    'Wisconsin': 'WI',
    'West Virginia': 'WV',
    'Wyoming': 'WY'
}

@ElGranEddy
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Thanks!

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AFCJ87 commented Nov 25, 2022

Thank you!!

Saving us slow keyboarders and new-older coders more than two minutes each.

@ArkadiuszSlowik
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thanks

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Gbox4 commented Jan 4, 2023

Small convenience great morale boost

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Hyped-247 commented Jan 8, 2023

states = (
('AK', 'Alaska'),
('AL', 'Alabama'),
('AR', 'Arkansas'),
('AZ', 'Arizona'),
('CA', 'California'),
('CO', 'Colorado'),
('CT', 'Connecticut'),
('DC', 'District of Columbia'),
('DE', 'Delaware'),
('FL', 'Florida'),
('GA', 'Georgia'),
('HI', 'Hawaii'),
('IA', 'Iowa'),
('ID', 'Idaho'),
('IL', 'Illinois'),
('IN', 'Indiana'),
('KS', 'Kansas'),
('KY', 'Kentucky'),
('LA', 'Louisiana'),
('MA', 'Massachusetts'),
('MD', 'Maryland'),
('ME', 'Maine'),
('MI', 'Michigan'),
('MN', 'Minnesota'),
('MO', 'Missouri'),
('MS', 'Mississippi'),
('MT', 'Montana'),
('NC', 'North Carolina'),
('ND', 'North Dakota'),
('NE', 'Nebraska'),
('NH', 'New Hampshire'),
('NJ', 'New Jersey'),
('NM', 'New Mexico'),
('NV', 'Nevada'),
('NY', 'New York'),
('OH', 'Ohio'),
('OK', 'Oklahoma'),
('OR', 'Oregon'),
('PA', 'Pennsylvania'),
('RI', 'Rhode Island'),
('SC', 'South Carolina'),
('SD', 'South Dakota'),
('TN', 'Tennessee'),
('TX', 'Texas'),
('UT', 'Utah'),
('VA', 'Virginia'),
('VT', 'Vermont'),
('WA', 'Washington'),
('WI', 'Wisconsin'),
('WV', 'West Virginia'),
('WY', 'Wyoming')
)

@AlexDSavvides
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So useful!

@shamusc
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shamusc commented Feb 20, 2023

Thank you! Big time saver!

@milindajoshi
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Thank you very much! What a thoughtful thing for you to provide. Much appreciated.

@david-ohmg
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Thank you!

@abdalrhman-abas-0
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Thanks.

@cheetahsweater
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cheetahsweater commented Aug 25, 2023

beautiful thank you!!!

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