def _process_scalar_value(name, parse_fn, var_type, m_dict, values,
                          results_dictionary):
  """Update results_dictionary with a scalar value.

  Used to update the results_dictionary to be returned by parse_values when
  encountering a clause with a scalar RHS (e.g.  "s=5" or "arr[0]=5".)

  Mutates results_dictionary.

  Args:
    name: Name of variable in assignment ("s" or "arr").
    parse_fn: Function for parsing the actual value.
    var_type: Type of named variable.
    m_dict: Dictionary constructed from regex parsing.
      m_dict['val']: RHS value (scalar)
      m_dict['index']: List index value (or None)
    values: Full expression being parsed
    results_dictionary: The dictionary being updated for return by the parsing
      function.

  Raises:
    ValueError: If the name has already been used.
  """
  try:
    parsed_value = parse_fn(m_dict['val'])
  except ValueError:
    _parse_fail(name, var_type, m_dict['val'], values)

  # If no index is provided
  if not m_dict['index']:
    if name in results_dictionary:
      _reuse_fail(name, values)
    results_dictionary[name] = parsed_value
  else:
    if name in results_dictionary:
      # The name has already been used as a scalar, then it
      # will be in this dictionary and map to a non-dictionary.
      if not isinstance(results_dictionary.get(name), dict):
        _reuse_fail(name, values)
    else:
      results_dictionary[name] = {}

    index = int(m_dict['index'])
    # Make sure the index position hasn't already been assigned a value.
    if index in results_dictionary[name]:
      _reuse_fail('{}[{}]'.format(name, index), values)
    results_dictionary[name][index] = parsed_value
Update results_dictionary with a scalar value.

  Used to update the results_dictionary to be returned by parse_values when
  encountering a clause with a scalar RHS (e.g.  "s=5" or "arr[0]=5".)

  Mutates results_dictionary.

  Args:
    name: Name of variable in assignment ("s" or "arr").
    parse_fn: Function for parsing the actual value.
    var_type: Type of named variable.
    m_dict: Dictionary constructed from regex parsing.
      m_dict['val']: RHS value (scalar)
      m_dict['index']: List index value (or None)
    values: Full expression being parsed
    results_dictionary: The dictionary being updated for return by the parsing
      function.

  Raises:
    ValueError: If the name has already been used.