create_member • 3-step mini assignment

Focus: state dictionary, ID counter increment, and what key-value pairs should store.

Questions

3 tasks • submit code-ish answers

Assume the program keeps all data in a Python dictionary called state. You are not writing the full function yet—just the pieces that make it work.

State + dictionaries

For each key, explain (1) what it stores, (2) why it’s useful. Keep it short but specific.

What does state["members"] store?

What does state["email_index"] store?

What does state["next_member_num"] store?

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Key-value pairs

Using the values below, write a Python dictionary named member. Then write the line that stores it into state["members"] using member_id as the key.

Write the member = { ... } dictionary

Write the line that stores it in state["members"]

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Index + increment

Write one line for each: (1) store email → member_id in state["email_index"], (2) increment state["next_member_num"].

Line to update email_index

Line to increment next_member_num

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Simulated • for learning

This panel shows what the state would look like if your Q2/Q3 code were applied (best-effort simulation).

members: 0 email_index: 0 next_member_num: 1001

state

{}

members

{}

email_index

{}

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