How can I read from a file a string version of a nested dictionary and store as a dictionary? For example, I have the following nested dictionary: {1: {'Name': 'Bob', 'Pass': 'pass123', 'Sports': ['Hockey', 'Football'], 'Activities': ['eating', 'sleeping']} ; 2: {'Name': 'Kayla', 'Pass': 'cyansus', 'Sports': [], 'Activities': []}} To write this to a file I needed to convert to a string (and it is fine writing to a file). But I am having trouble reading this from the file and creating a nested dictionary from it. I can read the string in fine but creating the nested dictionary I am lost at. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you

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How can I read from a file a string version of a nested dictionary and store as a dictionary? For example, I have the following nested dictionary:

{1: {'Name': 'Bob', 'Pass': 'pass123', 'Sports': ['Hockey', 'Football'], 'Activities': ['eating', 'sleeping']} ; 2: {'Name': 'Kayla', 'Pass': 'cyansus', 'Sports': [], 'Activities': []}}

To write this to a file I needed to convert to a string (and it is fine writing to a file). But I am having trouble reading this from the file and creating a nested dictionary from it. I can read the string in fine but creating the nested dictionary I am lost at.

Any help will be appreciated. Thank you

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