Cannot update/add to value in dictionary

[Reikun]

I tried searching but couldn't find an answer... This feels like it should have a simple solution but I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong (haven't touched renpy in a long time too so that doesn't help)

Anyway...

I'm using a dictionary to track how suspicious an NPC feels about other characters

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#in a separate file
init python:
    #dict for Lucius
    lsus = {
        "Ciro"      : 0,
        "Lucius"    : 0,
        "Bugra"     : 1
        }

    find_lsus = max(lsus, key=lsus.get) #finds which character Lucius is most suspicious of
    
    #these two are test variables so I can see if their values actually changed
    lsus0 = lsus["Ciro"]
    lsus3 = lsus["Bugra"]

I tried to make a sample menu to see if I could add more suspicion:

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#in a separate file that's called from script.rpy
menu:
        "Add some suspicion."
        "+5 Ciro":
                $ lsus["Ciro"] += 5
                "Ciro = [lsus0]"
        "+3 Bugra":
                $ lsus["Bugra"] += 3
                "Bugra = [lsus3]"

It keeps giving me the default values though (0 for Ciro and 1 for Bugra). Not sure what I'm doing wrong here

[m_from_space]

Well, you obviously don't realize that the block after "init python:" is only executed once when you start the game. So lsus0 and lsus3 are never updated of course, they are not references or pointers if you thought that.

I don't quite get why you need those variables, because you can just check for the dict's contents by doing:

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"Bugra = [lsus[Bugra]]" # this is the way you do it in renpy, you don't need " or '

[Reikun]

Thank you! Yes, I didn't understand that about init python. I have figured it out now (and ended up switching from just a dictionary to using a class). Also thank you for showing me how to get the dictionary contents in renpy code.