python - ValueError: dictionary update sequence element #0 has length 1; 2 is required while reading from file -

i'm trying read dictionary off file , make string dictionary. have this,

with open("../resources/enemystats.txt", "r") stats:         line in stats:             if self.kind in line:                 line  = line.replace(self.kind + " ", "")                 line = dict(line)                 return line 

and line in txt file is,

slime {'hp':5,'speed':1} 

i'd able return dict can access hp , other values enemy character.

dict() not parse python dictionary literal syntax; won't take string , interpret contents. can take dictionary or sequence of key-value pairs, line doesn't match criteria.

you'll need use ast.literal_eval() function instead here:

from ast import literal_eval  if line.startswith(self.kind):     line = line[len(self.kind) + 1:]     return literal_eval(line) 

i've adjusted detection of self.kind little; i'm assuming wanted match if self.kind found @ start of line.