to_dictionary

to_dictionary()

Creates a dict from an Enumerable. This is not an executing function.

Parameters

key : lambda function used for selecting the key for each item in a collection

value: optional lambda function used for selecting the value for each item in a collection. Defaults to the item in the collection.

Returns

A Python dict instance

Example

from py_linq import Enumerable

collection = Enumerable([
    [0, 1, 2],
    [3, 4, 5],
    [6, 7, 8]
])

collection.to_dictionary(lambda t: t[0], lambda t: t[1:])
"""
{
    0: [1, 2],
    3: [4, 5],
    6: [7, 8]
}
"""

collection.to_dictionary(lambda t: t[-1])
"""
{
    2: [0, 1, 2],
    5: [3, 4, 5],
    8: [6, 7, 8]
}
"""