code: def todict(self, dict_type=dict, index_key=0, index_value=-1):
          '''convert to a specific type of dict using ``index_key`` as keys
          and ``index_value`` as values (discarding index names)'''
          if len(self):
              return dict_type(self.items([index_key, index_value]))
          else:  # empty
              return dict_type(f todict(self, dict_type=dict, index_key=0, index_value=-1):
          '''convert to a specific type of dict using ``index_key`` as keys
          and ``index_value`` as values (discarding index names)'''
          if len(self):
              return dict_type(self.items([index_key, index_value]))
          else:  # empty
              return dict_type()
docs: convert to a specific type of dict using ``index_key`` as keys
          and ``index_value`` as values (discarding index names)