Generating a dictionary from DataFrame string dictionary key column with values key joined by token and DataFrame string value column

generatingDictionaryFromDF.py

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# Script for generating a Dictionary splitting DataFrame values
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# Programador: Francisco Perez
# Date: 9/20/2017 (MM/DD/YYYY)
# Mail: [email protected]


import pandas as pd

# Defining public variables
attendees = {}

def fillDictionary(strKey,value,token,newToken=';'):
    listKey = strKey.replace(token,newToken).split(newToken)
    listKey = [x for x in listKey if not(x.isnumeric())]
    for x in listKey:
        if x in attendees:
            attendees[x] = attendees[x] + [value]
        else:
            attendees[x] = [value]

def start():
    p = 'Javier;#34;Carlos;#45;Manuel;#32'
    df = pd.DataFrame([{'value':'wk1','attendees':'Javier;#3;Jose;#4;Manuel;#45'},{'value':'wk2','attendees':'Jorge;#6;Javier;#45;Manuel;#45'}])
    for index,row in df.iterrows():
        print(row[1])
        fillDictionary(row[0],row[1],';#')
    print(attendees)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    start()