How to create a dictionary from a string?

[Clodoaldo Pinto]

Is there a simple way to build a dictionary from a string without using
eval()?

s = '{"a":1}'
d = eval(s)
d

{'a': 1}

Regards, Clodoaldo Pinto

[Michael Spencer]

Clodoaldo Pinto wrote:

Is there a simple way to build a dictionary from a string without using
eval()?

s = '{"a":1}'
d = eval(s)
d

{'a': 1}

Regards, Clodoaldo Pinto

Here is a discussion about one way to do it:
http://tinyurl.com/o8mmm

HTH
Michael