How can I handle html form input (array) like the one below in Python:

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Asked: May 15, 20262026-05-15T19:05:37+00:00 2026-05-15T19:05:37+00:00

<input type='hidden' name='a[]' value='some_value'>

The following doesn’t work:

a_value = form["a"].value

Please help. Many thanks in advance.

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Editorial Team · Answer 1 · 2026-05-15T19:05:37+00:00

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input name / value

names-1.fname   John
names-1.lname   Doe
names-2.fname   Jane
names-2.lname   Brown

will be parsed into

{'names': [
       {'fname': "John", 'lname': "Doe"},
       {'fname': "Jane", 'lname': 'Brown'},

UPDATE:

In your case <input type="hidden" name="item.a" value="5" /> will be parsed into item['a'] = 5

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