Syntax sugar for "dict set" and "dict get". ====== rename set _set proc set {args} { if {[llength $args] <= 2} { uplevel [list _set {*}$args] } else { uplevel [list dict set {*}$args] } } proc get {dict args} { uplevel dict get [list $dict] $args } ====== This over-loads plain-old "set" to allow "set dict_var key... $value" as shorthand for "dict set dict_var key... $value". Normal "set" behaviour is retained. "get" is there too for symmetry. Some may see this as heresy, but I think it makes dictionary-heavy scripts more readable :) ---- [AMG]: Avoiding [[[uplevel]]] which is slightly more dangerous than [[[eval]]]: ====== rename set _set proc set {varName args} { uplevel 1 $varName var if {[llength $args] <= 1} { _set var {*}$args } else { dict set var {*}$args } } interp alias {} get {} dict get ====== Also, because no caller variables are being accessed, there's no reason to use [[uplevel]] in your [[get]] command. I used [[[interp alias]]] to create an alias, since renaming (actually, partial application of [command prefix]es) is all that's happening. It's also possible to write: `proc get {dict args} {dict get $dict {*}$args}`. <> Command