Python - converting textfile contents into dictionary values/keys easily

Question

Let\'s say I have a text file with the following:

line = \"this is line 1\"
line2 = \"this is the second line\"
line3 = \"here is another line\"
line4 = \"ye         


        

Answer 1

In one line:

d = dict((line.strip().split(' = ') for line in file(filename)))