dict

The dict function creates a dictionary from a list of key-value pairs. Each odd argument is a key, and the following even argument is the value for that key.

Use cases

• To create the dataTypes argument for functions like csvToTable, excelTable and sqlToTable.

Example

dict("a", 1, "b", 2)

… creates a mapping of

• "a" ⇒ 1
• "b" ⇒ 2