MIT 6.00 Problem Set 8 - Problem 1

Python Code:

def loadSubjects(filename):
    catalog = {}
    inputFile = open(filename)
    for line in inputFile:        
        line = string.strip(line)
        lineList = string.split(line, ',')

        lineList[1] = int(lineList[1])
        lineList[2] = int(lineList[2])
        catalog[lineList[0]] = lineList[1:]
    return catalog