Python: map field names to indices in database cursor

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def generatefieldmap(cursor):
    """ Given a DB API 2.0 cursor object that has been executed, returns
    a dictionary that maps each field name to a column index; 0 and up. """
    results = {}
    column = 0
    for d in cursor.description:
        results[d[0]] = column
        column = column + 1

    return results


# usage
fmap = generatefieldmap(cur);
print(row[fmap['nome']])