Shorten amount of typing for dict example

Author: treyhunner

part-4.ipynb

@@ -209,7 +209,6 @@
       "words = {\n",
       "    'gato': \"cat\",\n",
       "    'casa': \"house\",\n",
-      "    'comio': \"ate\",\n",
       "    'esta': \"is\",\n",
       "    'en': \"in\",\n",
       "    'el': \"the\",\n",
@@ -247,6 +246,41 @@
      "metadata": {},
      "outputs": []
     },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
+      "We can also reassign keys in our dictionary:"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "words['gato'] = \"dog\"\n",
+      "words['gato']"
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": []
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "source": [
+      "Let's change that back so we don't confuse anyone:"
+     ]
+    },
+    {
+     "cell_type": "code",
+     "collapsed": false,
+     "input": [
+      "words['gato'] = \"cat\""
+     ],
+     "language": "python",
+     "metadata": {},
+     "outputs": []
+    },
     {
      "cell_type": "markdown",
      "metadata": {},
@@ -342,7 +376,6 @@
       "words = {\n",
       "    'gato': \"cat\",\n",
       "    'casa': \"house\",\n",
-      "    'comio': \"ate\",\n",
       "    'esta': \"is\",\n",
       "    'en': \"in\",\n",
       "    'el': \"the\",\n",
@@ -364,7 +397,7 @@
      "cell_type": "code",
      "collapsed": false,
      "input": [
-      "translate(\"el gato comio la casa\")"
+      "translate(\"el gato esta en la casa\")"
      ],
      "language": "python",
      "metadata": {},
@@ -374,41 +407,24 @@
      "cell_type": "markdown",
      "metadata": {},
      "source": [
-      "Now let's make the words dictionary a Spain Spanish and Mexican Spanish to English dictionary.  We'll start by adding a few keys and values."
+      "Let's add another word to our dictionary:"
      ]
     },
     {
      "cell_type": "code",
      "collapsed": false,
      "input": [
-      "words['patatas'] = 'potatoes'\n",
-      "words['papas'] = 'potatoes'\n",
-      "words['zumo'] = 'juice'\n",
-      "words['jugo'] = 'juice'\n",
-      "words['y'] = 'and'\n",
-      "words['comio'] = 'ate'\n",
-      "words['bebi\u00f3'] = 'drank'\n",
-      "words['las'] = 'the'\n",
-      "words['galletas'] = 'cookies'\n",
-      "words['papas-fritas'] = 'french fries'\n",
-      "words['patatas-fritas'] = 'french fries'"
+      "words['jugo'] = \"juice\""
      ],
      "language": "python",
      "metadata": {},
      "outputs": []
     },
-    {
-     "cell_type": "markdown",
-     "metadata": {},
-     "source": [
-      "Mexican Spanish to English translation:"
-     ]
-    },
     {
      "cell_type": "code",
      "collapsed": false,
      "input": [
-      "translate(\"el gato bebi\u00f3 el jugo y comio las papas\")"
+      "translate(\"el jugo esta en la casa\")"
      ],
      "language": "python",
      "metadata": {},
@@ -418,14 +434,15 @@
      "cell_type": "markdown",
      "metadata": {},
      "source": [
-      "Spain Spanish to English translation:"
+      "That's how we say juice in Mexican Spanish but what if we're traveling to Spain?  Let's remove jugo from our dictionary and add zumo:"
      ]
     },
     {
      "cell_type": "code",
      "collapsed": false,
      "input": [
-      "translate(\"el gato bebi\u00f3 el zumo y comio las patatas\")"
+      "del words['jugo']\n",
+      "words['zumo'] = \"juice\""
      ],
      "language": "python",
      "metadata": {},
@@ -435,39 +452,31 @@
      "cell_type": "markdown",
      "metadata": {},
      "source": [
-      "To illustrate a few more dictionary concepts, let's convert our dictionary to Span Spanish to British English."
+      "Let's try our Mexican Spanish sentence again.  What should happen?"
      ]
     },
     {
      "cell_type": "code",
      "collapsed": false,
      "input": [
-      "#remove the Mexican Spanish key, values:\n",
-      "del words['papas']\n",
-      "del words['jugo']\n",
-      "del words['papas-fritas']"
+      "translate(\"el jugo esta en la casa\")"
      ],
      "language": "python",
      "metadata": {},
      "outputs": []
     },
     {
-     "cell_type": "code",
-     "collapsed": false,
-     "input": [
-      "#change the values from English to British English:\n",
-      "words['galletas'] = 'bisquits'\n",
-      "words['patatas-fritas'] = 'chips'"
-     ],
-     "language": "python",
+     "cell_type": "markdown",
      "metadata": {},
-     "outputs": []
+     "source": [
+      "Now let's try our Spanish Spanish sentence:"
+     ]
     },
     {
      "cell_type": "code",
      "collapsed": false,
      "input": [
-      "translate(\"el gato bebi\u00f3 el zumo y comio las patatas-fritas y las galletas\")"
+      "translate(\"el zumo esta en la casa\")"
      ],
      "language": "python",
      "metadata": {},