# hastables/dictionary
# note a comma (,) after each key-value pair
# and colon (:) between the Key-value pair instead of 'equals to' (=) used in PowerShell
table = {} # empty hashtable
table = dict()  # alternative way to create empty hastable

# hashtable with integer keys
table = {
    1 : 'one',
    2 : 'two',
    3 : 'three'
}

# hashtable is a data stucture that has key-value pair as a element
table = {
    'firstname' : 'prateek', # in powershell single/double quotes around 'string keys' are optional, but not in python
    'lastname' : 'singh'
}