dict.get in python code example

Example 1: 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 2: python get value from dictionary

dict = {'color': 'blue', 'shape': 'square', 'perimeter':20}
dict.get('shape') #returns square

#You can also set a return value in case key doesn't exist (default is None)
dict.get('volume', 'The key was not found') #returns 'The key was not found'

Example 3: how to get the value out of a dictionary python3

#!/usr/bin/python3 

dict = {'Name': 'Zara', 'Age': 27}

print ("Value : %s" %  dict.get('Age'))
print ("Value : %s" %  dict.get('Sex', "NA"))

# Value : 27
# Value : NA

Example 4: get() python

# The get() method on dicts
# and its "default" argument

name_for_userid = {
    382: "Alice",
    590: "Bob",
    951: "Dilbert",
}

def greeting(userid):
    return "Hi %s!" % name_for_userid.get(userid, "there")

>>> greeting(382)
"Hi Alice!"

>>> greeting(333333)
"Hi there!"

'''When "get()" is called it checks if the given key exists in the dict.

If it does exist, the value for that key is returned.

If it does not exist then the value of the default argument is returned instead.
'''
# transferred by @ebdeuslave
# From Dan Bader - realpython.com