key and value in python dictionary code example

Example 1: how to write a dict in pytohn

# get vs [] for retrieving elements
my_dict = {'name': 'Jack', 'age': 26}

# Output: Jack
print(my_dict['name'])

# Output: 26
print(my_dict.get('age'))

Example 2: dictionary in python

#A dictionary has key-value pairs. Here 1,2,3 are the keys and Item1,Item2,Item3 
#are their values respectively. 
dictionaryName = { 1: "Item1", 2: "Item2", 3: "Item3"}

#retrieving value of a particular key
dictionaryName[1]

#retrieving all the keys in a dictionary
dictionaryName.keys()

#retrieving all the values in a dictionary
dictionaryName.values()