read in text file python make into dictionary code example

Example 1: python read dictionary from file

import ast

with open("/path/to/file", "r") as data:
    dictionary = ast.literal_eval(data.read())

Example 2: make dictionary from text file python

d = {}
with open("file.txt") as f:
    for line in f:
       (key, val) = line.split()
       d[int(key)] = val