get value of python dictionary code example

Example 1: python dictionary get default

dictionary = {"message": "Hello, World!"}

data = dictionary.get("message", "")

print(data)  # Hello, World!

Example 2: get function in dictionary

#The get() method in  dictionary returns:
#the value for the specified key if key is in dictionary.
#None if the key is not found and value is not specified.
#value if the key is not found and value is specified.
# value is provided
print('Salary: ', person.get('salary', 0.0))

Example 3: how to get element from dictionary python

#!/usr/bin/python

dict = {'Name': 'Zara', 'Age': 7, 'Class': 'First'}
dict['Age'] = 8; # update existing entry
dict['School'] = "DPS School"; # Add new entry

print "dict['Age']: ", dict['Age']
print "dict['School']: ", dict['School']