text = "I am a: HAL 9000 computer. I became operational at the H.A.L. plant in Urbana, Illinois on the 12th of January 1992."

first_position = text.find(":")
second_position = text.find(" ", first_position + 2)
third_position = text.find(" ", second_position + 2)
first_part = text[first_position + 2 : second_position]
print(first_part)
second_part = text[second_position + 1: third_position]
print(second_part)
d = {first_part : second_part}
print(d)