I have a Python dictionary like the following:
{u\'2012-06-08\': 388, u\'2012-06-09\': 388, u\'2012-06-10\': 388, u\'2012-06-11\': 389, u\'2012-06-12\':
p.s. in particular, I've found Row-Oriented examples helpful; since often that how records are stored externally.
https://pbpython.com/pandas-list-dict.html