spectrumgenesea = {    "RR": "sssssbbccEEwwwwffbbsbfggiggiggittdeeAAAA",  # Maroon    "Rr": "sssssbbccEEwwwwffbbsbfggiggiggittdeeAAAA",    "rr": "sssssbbccEEwwwwffbbsbfggiggiggittdeeAAAA",  # Bronze    "rG": "sssssbbccEEwwwwffbbsbfggiggiggittdeeAAaA",    "RG": "sssSsbbccEEwwwwffbBsbfggiggiggittdEeAAAA",  # Gold    "Rg": "sssssbbccEEwwwwffbbsbfggiggiggittdeeAaAA",    "rg": "sssssbbccEEwwwwffbbsbfggiggiggittdeeAAAA",  # Lime    "GG": "sssssbbccEEwwwwffbbsbfggiggiggittdeeAAAA",  # Olive    "Gg": "sssssbbccEEwwwwffbbsbfggiggiggittdeeAAAA",    "gg": "sssssbbccEEwwwwffBBsbfggiggiggittdeeAAAA",  # Jade    "Gb": "sssSsbbccEEwwwwffbbsbfggiggiggittdeeaAAA",    "GB": "sssssbbccEEwwwwffbbsbfggiggiggittdeeAAAA",  # Teal    "gB": "sssssbbccEEwwwwffbbsbfggiggiggittdeeAAAA",    "gb": "sssssbbccEEwwwwffbbsbfggiggiggittdeeAAAA",  # Ceru    "BB": "sssssbbccEEwwwwffbbsbfggiggiggittdeeAAAA",  # Bloo    "Bb": "sssssbbccEEwwwwffbbsbfggiggiggittdeeAAAA",    "bb": "sssssbbCcEEwwWwFfbbsbfGgiGgiggittdeeAAAA",  # Indigo    "rB": "SSsssbbCcEewwWwffbbsbfGgiGgiggiTtdEeAAAa",    "RB": "SSSSSBbCCeeWwWwffBbSbFGGiGGiggiTTdEEAAAA",  # Violet    "Rb": "SSSSSBbCCeeWwWWFfBBSBFGGiGGiGgitTdEEaAaA",    "rb": "SSSSSBbCCeeWwWwffBBSbfGGiGGiggiTTdEEAAAA",  # Tyrian    "m1": "SSSSSBBCCeeWWWWFFBBSbfGGeGGeGGeTTDEeaaaa",  # Deepdweller    "m2": "sssssBbCcEeWwWwffbbsbFGGiGGiggittdEEAAAA",  # Recessive Riverdweller    "m3": "SSssSbbccEEwwWwffbbSBFggiggiGGittdEeAAAA",  # Hidden Amphibian    "m4": "SSSSSbbccEEwwwwffbbsbfggiggiggittdeeAAAA",  # Land-dweller, technically    "m5": "sssssBbCCeeWwWwffBbSbFGGiGGiggiTTdEEAAAA",  # Seadweller, technically    "m6": "SssssbbccEEwwWwffbbsbfggiggiggittdeeAAAA",  # Webbed Toes    "m7": "ssSssBbccEEwwwwffbbsbfggiggiggittdeeAAAA",  # Swimbladder    "m8": "ssssSbbccEEwwwwFFbbsbfggiggiggittdeeAAAA",  # Body Fins    "m9": "Sssssbbcceewwwwffbbsbfggiggiggittdeeaaaa",  # No ears/fins, can't breathe.    }

Longass confusing alphanumeric strings.  Space-efficient!  I love it!  But I had to write a function to decode each type of gene, and one to convert it into descriptions of things, and remember which specific character in the string was each gene, and like, there was so much overhead.  Also it was possible for me to put things in the gene that do not save to file well.

Also I did that, and don’t want to undo it, so I’m converting the entire slurry gene library to this format instead:

def genesea(inp):    # Move all these settings into a .txt file that it gets loaded from at start of program?    # That would be a memory and CPU hog, unless I put it in a .py in a cavern subfolder . . .    # Not today, but a possible tidying step in the future.  For now, one slurry file.    # Blank Setting    blank = {        "controls": {  # SS: as seadweller.  Ss/sS: check genes.  ss: as landdweller.            0: "",  # Ears, fins, wfingers, wtoes            1: "",  # gillneck, gillneckt, gillribs, gillribt, gillface, gillfacet, salt, air            2: "",  # bladders            3: "",  # biolum, teeth    # move teeth doubling gene?            4: "",  # dorsal/bodyfins,  eyelids, # move doubled eyelid gene elsewhere?            },        "bladders": "",    # BB several, Bb one, bb none.        "ears": "",        # EE full, Ee / eE half, ee none.        "cheekfins": "",   # CC full, Cc / cC half, cc none.                    # Make subgenes for earfin size, number of tines, etc.        "wfingers": "",    # WW full, Ww / wW half, ww none.  webbing        "wtoes": "",       # WW full, Ww / wW half, ww none.  webbing        "dorsalfins": "",  # FF big, Ff / fF small, ff none.        "biolum": "",      # BB full, Bb / bB partial, bb none.                    # Create subgenes for patterning, brightness, voluntary/reflexive...                    # conscious/unconscious, steady state / bloodflow,                    # fin glow, eye glow, stripes, freckles, ...        "gillneck": {"main": "",   # GG Full, Gg/gG half, gg none                     "type": ""},  # i internal, e external        "gillribs": {"main": "",   # GG Full, Gg/gG half, gg none                     "type": ""},  # i internal, e external        "gillface": {"main": "",   # GG Full, Gg/gG half, gg none                     "type": ""},  # i internal, e external        "toothdouble": "",  # Move to Teeth.  tt land, TT barracuda, Tt blend, D doubled, d singled.        "eyelids": "",      # Move to Eyes.   EE lids, Ee/eE permanent transparent layer, ee normal land.        "salt": "",         # Move to Organs. Ss salt, Bb brackish, Ff freshwater.        "air": "",          # Move to Organs. Can you breathe air?  aaaa = no, anything else = yes.    }    # Primary settings    land = {        "controls": {0: "ss", 1: "ss", 2: "ss", 3: "ss", 4: "ss"},        "bladders": "bb", "ears": "EE", "cheekfins": "cc",        "wfingers": "ww", "wtoes": "ww", "dorsalfins": "ff", "biolum": "bb",        "gillneck": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "gillribs": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "gillface": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "toothdouble": "dd", "eyelids": "ee",        "salt": "sbf", "air": "AAAA"}    sea = {        "controls": {0: "SS", 1: "SS", 2: "SS", 3: "SS", 4: "SS"},        "bladders": "bb", "ears": "ee", "cheekfins": "CC",        "wfingers": "Ww", "wtoes": "Ww", "dorsalfins": "ff", "biolum": "Bb",        "gillneck": {"main": "GG", "type": "i"},        "gillribs": {"main": "GG", "type": "i"},        "gillface": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "toothdouble": "Dd", "eyelids": "Ee",        "salt": "SBF", "air": "AAAA"}    # Secondaries    deepsea = {        "controls": {0: "SS", 1: "SS", 2: "SS", 3: "SS", 4: "SS"},        "bladders": "BB", "ears": "ee", "cheekfins": "CC",        "wfingers": "WW", "wtoes": "WW", "dorsalfins": "FF", "biolum": "BB",        "gillneck": {"main": "GG", "type": "i"},        "gillribs": {"main": "GG", "type": "i"},        "gillface": {"main": "GG", "type": "i"},        "toothdouble": "DD", "eyelids": "EE",        "salt": "Sbf", "air": "aaaa"},    river = {        "controls": {0: "Ss", 1: "Ss", 2: "ss", 3: "ss", 4: "ss"},        "bladders": "bb", "ears": "Ee", "cheekfins": "cC",        "wfingers": "Ww", "wtoes": "Ww", "dorsalfins": "ff", "biolum": "bb",        "gillneck": {"main": "Gg", "type": "i"},        "gillribs": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "gillface": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "toothdouble": "dd", "eyelids": "ee",        "salt": "sbF", "air": "AAAA"},    seahidden = {        "controls": {0: "sS", 1: "ss", 2: "ss", 3: "ss", 4: "ss"},        "bladders": "bb", "ears": "EE", "cheekfins": "cc",        "wfingers": "ww", "wtoes": "wW", "dorsalfins": "ff", "biolum": "bb",        "gillneck": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "gillribs": {"main": "GG", "type": "i"},        "gillface": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "toothdouble": "dd", "eyelids": "ee",        "salt": "SBF", "air": "AAAA"},    landsea = {        "controls": {0: "SS", 1: "SS", 2: "SS", 3: "SS", 4: "SS"},        "bladders": "bb", "ears": "EE", "cheekfins": "cc",        "wfingers": "ww", "wtoes": "ww", "dorsalfins": "ff", "biolum": "bb",        "gillneck": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "gillribs": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "gillface": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "toothdouble": "dd", "eyelids": "ee",        "salt": "sbf", "air": "AAAA"},    sealand = {        "controls": {0: "ss", 1: "ss", 2: "ss", 3: "ss", 4: "ss"},        "bladders": "bb", "ears": "ee", "cheekfins": "CC",        "wfingers": "Ww", "wtoes": "Ww", "dorsalfins": "ff", "biolum": "Bb",        "gillneck": {"main": "GG", "type": "i"},        "gillribs": {"main": "GG", "type": "i"},        "gillface": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "toothdouble": "Dd", "eyelids": "Ee",        "salt": "SBF", "air": "AAAA"},    webbed = {        "controls": {0: "sS", 1: "ss", 2: "ss", 3: "ss", 4: "ss"},        "bladders": "bb", "ears": "ee", "cheekfins": "CC",        "wfingers": "WW", "wtoes": "WW", "dorsalfins": "ff", "biolum": "bb",        "gillneck": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "gillribs": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "gillface": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "toothdouble": "dd", "eyelids": "ee",        "salt": "sbf", "air": "AAAA"},    bladder = {        "controls": {0: "ss", 1: "ss", 2: "Ss", 3: "ss", 4: "ss"},        "bladders": "BB", "ears": "EE", "cheekfins": "cc",        "wfingers": "ww", "wtoes": "ww", "dorsalfins": "ff", "biolum": "bb",        "gillneck": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "gillribs": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "gillface": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "toothdouble": "dd", "eyelids": "ee",        "salt": "sbf", "air": "AAAA"},    bodyfins = {        "controls": {0: "ss", 1: "ss", 2: "ss", 3: "ss", 4: "Ss"},        "bladders": "bb", "ears": "EE", "cheekfins": "cc",        "wfingers": "ww", "wtoes": "ww", "dorsalfins": "FF", "biolum": "bb",        "gillneck": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "gillribs": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "gillface": {"main": "gg", "type": "i"},        "toothdouble": "dd", "eyelids": "ee",        "salt": "sbf", "air": "AAAA"},    nonviable = {  # no ears/fins, can't breathe.        "controls": {0: "Ss", 1: "Ss", 2: "ss", 3: "ss", 4: "ss"},        "bladders": "bb", "ears": "ee", "cheekfins": "cc",        "wfingers": "WW", "wtoes": "WW", "dorsalfins": "fF", "biolum": "bb",        "gillneck": {"main": "GG", "type": "i"},        "gillribs": {"main": "GG", "type": "i"},        "gillface": {"main": "GG", "type": "i"},        "toothdouble": "dd", "eyelids": "EE",        "salt": "sbf", "air": "aaaa"},    # The actual meat    gene = blank   # Initialize it as empty.    # Each entry given an individual mention in case I want to add individual quirks later.    if inp == "blank":        gene = blank    if inp == "land":        gene = land    if inp == "sea":        gene = sea    if inp == "deepsea":        gene = deepsea    if inp == "river":        gene = river    if inp == "seahidden":        gene = seahidden    if inp == "landsea":        gene = landsea    if inp == "sealand":        gene = sealand    if inp == "webbed":        gene = webbed    if inp == "bladder":        gene = bladder    if inp == "bodyfins":        gene = bodyfins    if inp == "nonviable":        gene = nonviable    if inp == "RR":  # Maroon        gene = land    if inp == "Rr":        gene = land    if inp == "rr":  # Bronze        gene = land    if inp == "rG":        gene = land        gene["toothdouble"] = "dD"    if inp == "RG":  # Gold        gene = land        gene["controls"][3] = "SS"        gene["biolum"] = "Bb"        gene["toothdouble"] = "Dd"        gene["eyelids"] = "Ee"    if inp == "Rg":        gene = land        gene["biolum"] = "bB"    if inp == "rg":  # Lime        gene = land    if inp == "GG":  # Olive        gene = land    if inp == "Gg":        gene = land        gene["controls"][3] = "SS"    if inp == "gg":  # Jade        gene = land        gene["biolum"] = "BB"    if inp == "Gb":        gene = land        gene["controls"][3] = "SS"    if inp == "GB":  # Teal        gene = land    if inp == "gB":        gene = land    if inp == "gb":  # Ceru        gene = land    if inp == "BB":  # Bloo        gene = land    if inp == "Bb":        gene = land    if inp == "bb":  # Indigo        gene = land        gene["cheekfins"] = "Cc"        gene["ears"] = "EE"        gene["bodyfins"] = "Ff"        gene["wtoes"] = "Ww"    if inp == "rB":        gene = land        gene["controls"][0] = "SS"        gene["controls"][1] = "SS"        gene["cheekfins"] = "Cc"        gene["ears"] = "Ee"        gene["wtoes"] = "Ww"        gene["gillribs"] = sea["gillribs"]        gene["gillneck"] = sea["gillneck"]        gene["eyelids"] = sea["eyelids"]    if inp == "RB":  # Violet        gene = sea        gene["salt"] = "SBF"    if inp == "Rb":        gene = sea        gene["wtoes"] = "WW"        gene["bodyfins"] = "Ff"        gene["salt"] = "SBf"        gene["biolum"] = "BB"    if inp == "rb":  # Tyrian        gene = sea        gene["wtoes"] = "WW"        gene["salt"] = "Sbf"        gene["biolum"] = "BB"        gene["gillface"] = sea["gillribs"]    return gene

To access things from the old format, I would do things like: 

slurry.spectrumgenesea[”bb”]

gene1 = Aquatic(strblood, strsea); strseadesc = gene1.desc

...but in the new format, I will instead say:

gene1 = slurry.genesea(”bb”)

strseadesc = seadesc(gene1)

...So basically I’m rewriting the Entire Program.  But, as an advantage, not only do I get to write tidier code at the end of it (and can access inernal variables Much more easily), it will be easier to add and change features of genes, any time I update the format I only need to update the Blank and Primary/Secondary listings and everything else will fill itself in to match the new format, and also every single sub-gene is labled in english.

So if I want to know if an indigo has webbed toes?  I just check their sea[”wtoes”].  If I want to look at one of their left top back teeth?  I’d check their mouth[’top”][”L”][6].