sample_dict = {'name': 'Tom','age': 40} print(f'Hello {sample_dict["name"]}. You are {sample_dict["age"]} years old') # dict() can take an iterable of key/val pairs: print(dict ( [("a", 1), ("b", "two"), ("c", 3.44)] )) # We can use a comprehension to quickly parse: options = "color=red large number=10" params = dict( p.split("=",1) if "=" in p else (p,True) for p in options.split() ) print(params)