Converting a list of tuples into a dict
Solution 1:
l = [
('a', 1),
('a', 2),
('a', 3),
('b', 1),
('b', 2),
('c', 1),
]
d = {}
for x, y in l:
d.setdefault(x, []).append(y)
print d
produces:
{'a': [1, 2, 3], 'c': [1], 'b': [1, 2]}
Solution 2:
Slightly simpler...
from collections import defaultdict
fq = defaultdict(list)
for n, v in myList:
fq[n].append(v)
print(fq) # defaultdict(<type 'list'>, {'a': [1, 2, 3], 'c': [1], 'b': [1, 2]})