Convert a list to a dictionary in Python

Question

Let\'s say I have a list a in Python whose entries conveniently map to a dictionary. Each even element represents the key to the dictionary, and the following o

Answer 1

I am not sure if this is pythonic, but seems to work

def alternate_list(a):
   return a[::2], a[1::2]

key_list,value_list = alternate_list(a)
b = dict(zip(key_list,value_list))