def correlate_objects(objects, attr):
    """Correlate several objects under one dict.

    If you have several objects each with a 'name' attribute, this
    puts them in a dict keyed by name.

    Example::

        >>> class Flintstone(DumbObject):
        ...    pass
        ...
        >>> fred = Flintstone(name="Fred", age=41)
        >>> barney = Flintstone(name="Barney", age=31)
        >>> flintstones = correlate_objects([fred, barney], "name")
        >>> sorted(flintstones.keys())
        ['Barney', 'Fred']
        >>> flintstones["Barney"].age
        31

    If you're having trouble spelling this method correctly, remember:
    "relate" has one 'l'.  The 'r' is doubled because it occurs after a prefix.
    Thus "correlate".
    """
    ret = {}
    i = 0
    for obj in objects:
        try:
            my_key = getattr(obj, attr)
        except __HOLE__:
            msg = "'%s' object at 'objects[%d]' contains no attribute '%s'"
            tup = type(obj).__name__, i, attr 
            raise AttributeError(msg % tup)
        ret[my_key] = obj
        i += 1
    return ret
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