# A suggestion?

**URL:** <https://forum.makecode.com/t/a-suggestion/17834>\
**Category:** Arcade\
**Created:** [February 6, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/a-suggestion/17834 "2023-02-06T18:51:04Z")\
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**Author:** ![Salex](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/salex/32/15835_2.png) [@Salex](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Salex)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 6:51pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/a-suggestion/17834/1 "2023-02-06T18:51:04Z")

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I’d like inbuilt _blocks_ dictionary/json-format support? In python, it just shows up as \<python code\> so I’d love a blocks way, maybe extension?

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**Author:** ![Sarge](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.makecode.com/sarge/32/19590_2.png) [@Sarge](https://forum.makecode.com/u/Sarge)\
**Post date:** [February 6, 2023, 8:15pm UTC](https://forum.makecode.com/t/a-suggestion/17834/2 "2023-02-06T20:15:02Z")

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You could use [Block objects](https://github.com/microsoft/arcade-block-objects). They provide similar functionality, given that they’re just JS objects in block form. You can assign values of any type with a key to the object and retrieve it. The only caveat is that the keys are enum entries, and not strings - so if you’re planning to do something super flexible it can get pretty complicated. But for the most part it should be enough.