theBoard = {
    'top-L' : ' ', 'top-M' : ' ', 'top-R' : ' ',
    'mid-L': ' ', 'mid-M': ' ', 'mid-R': ' ',
    'low-L': ' ','low-M': ' ', 'low-R': ' ' } 


#prints the tic tac toe game board
def printBoard(board): 
    print(board['top-L'] + '|' + board['top-M'] + '|' + board['top-R'])
    print('-----')
    print(board['mid-L'] + '|' + board['mid-M'] + '|' + board['mid-R'])
    print('-----')
    print(board['low-L'] + '|' + board['low-M'] + '|' + board['low-R'])
 
printBoard(theBoard)

#type same as typeof