name_dict = { key1:vaule1, key2:vaule2, ....}
pyuser@deyu:~/zzz$ cat dict1.py
#!/usr/bin/python
uid = { 'dywang':1000, 'david':2346, 'linda':1324 }
print("uid =", uid)
print("uid[%s] = %d" % ('david', uid['david']))
pyuser@deyu:~/zzz$ ./dict1.py
uid = {'dywang': 1000, 'david': 2346, 'linda': 1324}
uid[david] = 2346