get item from dictionary python code example

Example 1: python dictionary get default

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

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

print(data)  # Hello, World!

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: get a value from a dictionary python

#!/usr/bin/python

dict = {'Name': 'Zabra', 'Age': 7}
print "Value : %s" %  dict.get('Age')
print "Value : %s" %  dict.get('Education', "Never")

Example 4: dict get default

dictionary.get("bogus", default_value)

Example 5: 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']