How do I make a dictionary with multiple keys to one value?

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I guess you mean this:

class Value:
    def __init__(self, v=None):
        self.v = v

v1 = Value(1)
v2 = Value(2)

d = {'a': v1, 'b': v1, 'c': v2, 'd': v2}
d['a'].v += 1

d['b'].v == 2 # True
  • Python’s strings and numbers are immutable objects,
  • So, if you want d['a'] and d['b'] to point to the same value that “updates” as it changes, make the value refer to a mutable object (user-defined class like above, or a dict, list, set).
  • Then, when you modify the object at d['a'], d['b'] changes at same time because they both point to same object.

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