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    copied!<p>I am a python newbie and am trying to accomplish the following. A text file contains data in a slightly weird format and I was wondering whether there is an easy way to parse it and auto-fill an empty dictionary with the correct keys and values.</p> <p>The data looks something like this</p> <pre><code>01&gt; A B 2 ##01&gt; denotes the line number, that's all 02&gt; EWMWEM 03&gt; C D 3 04&gt; EWWMWWST 05&gt; Q R 4 06&gt; WESTMMMWW </code></pre> <p>So each pair of lines describe a full set of instructions for a robot arm. For lines 1-2 is for arm1, 3-4 is for arm 2, and so on. The first line states the location and the second line states the set of instructions (movement, changes in direction, turns, etc.)</p> <p>What I am looking for is a way to import this text file, parse it properly, and populate a dictionary that will generate automatic keys. Note the file only contains value. This is why I am having a hard time. How do I tell the program to generate armX (where X is the ID from 1 to n) and assign a tuple (or a pair) to it such that the dictionary reads.</p> <pre><code>dict = {'arm1': ('A''B'2, EWMWEM) ...} </code></pre> <p>I am sorry if the newbie-ish vocab is redundant or unclear. Please let me know and I will be happy to clarify.</p> <p>A commented code that is easy to understand will help me learn the concepts and motivation.</p> <p>Just to provide some context. The point of the program is to load all the instructions and then execute the methods on the arms. So if you think there is a more elegant way to do it without loading all the instructions, please suggest.</p>
 

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