From: Dave Bass <davebass@...>
Date: 2008-05-27T20:23:50+09:00
Subject: Re: ruby lookups(=python dict)?

unknown wrote:
> what is the easiest way for a dict like in python?
> 
> are there hash tables?

The easiest solution is to use a hash, which is built into the language. 
This is assuming the order in which the entries are stored within the 
hash is unimportant. In very many cases this is true.

dict = {}
dict["aardvark"] = "a"
dict["badger"] = "b"
p dict

You don't have to use strings for keys and values; you can use just 
about anything you want.
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