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Invert a dictionary that has lists as its values. For example, convert {A:[1,2,3], B:[4]} into {1:A, 2:A, 3:A, 4:B}

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def invert(d):
    return dict( (v,k) for k in d for v in d[k] )

This assumes that all the items in the value-lists are unique.

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Jason Drew 18 years, 7 months ago  # | flag

Covered more thoroughly. This recipe is already here, with a few other variants (including for recurring values): http://aspn.activestate.com/ASPN/Cookbook/Python/Recipe/252143

Jason Drew 18 years, 7 months ago  # | flag

Sorry ... ... just noticed the twist that this version is useful when values are lists! (Still, the link to the related recipe is useful.) Thanks.

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