dictionaries: dictionary of similar objects

favorite_languages_poll.py

# Python 2.7
# example from Python Crash Course by Eric Matthes

# you can store different kinds of information about one object in a dictionary,
# you can also use a dictionary to store one kind of information about many objects.

# Let's say we wanted to poll a number of people and ask them what their favorite programming language is.
# A dictionary can be useful for storing the results of a simple poll:

favorite_languages = {
  'jen', : 'python',
  'sarah': 'c',
  'edward': 'ruby',
  'phil': 'python',
}