Dictionary syntax error "can't assign to function call"

Question

I'm trying to find the maximum value of "CrudeRate" and its associated "State_name" using the following code: ``` import arcpy arcpy.env.workspace = "C:\" shp = r"C:\USCancer2000.dbf" rows = arcpy.SearchCursor(shp) CrudeRate = "CrudeRate" State_name = "State_name" out_dict = {} for row in rows: for C in CrudeRate: lst = [] if row.CrudeRate == C: lst.append(row.CrudeRate) out_dict(C) = max(lst) del row,rows for CrudeRate in out_dict: print(CrudeRate, State_name) ``` but when I run it I get: ``` SyntaxError: Can't assign to function call ``` What is the problem with the code? How can I fix it?

Accepted Answer

You need to use brackets instead of parenthesis when assigning a dict value.

```
out_dict[C] = max(lst)
```

Dictionary syntax error "can't assign to function call"

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