dictionary key python code example

Example 1: python dictionary

#Creating dictionaries
dict1 = {'color': 'blue', 'shape': 'square', 'volume':40}
dict2 = {'color': 'red', 'edges': 4, 'perimeter':15}

#Creating new pairs and updating old ones
dict1['area'] = 25 #{'color': 'blue', 'shape': 'square', 'volume': 40, 'area': 25}
dict2['perimeter'] = 20 #{'color': 'red', 'edges': 4, 'perimeter': 20}

#Accessing values through keys
print(dict1['shape'])

#You can also use get, which doesn't cause an exception when the key is not found
dict1.get('false_key') #returns None
dict1.get('false_key', "key not found") #returns the custom message that you wrote 

#Deleting pairs
dict1.pop('volume')

#Merging two dictionaries
dict1.update(dict2) #if a key exists in both, it takes the value of the second dict
dict1 #{'color': 'red', 'shape': 'square', 'area': 25, 'edges': 4, 'perimeter': 20}

#Getting only the values, keys or both (can be used in loops)
dict1.values() #dict_values(['red', 'square', 25, 4, 20])
dict1.keys() #dict_keys(['color', 'shape', 'area', 'edges', 'perimeter'])
dict1.items() 
#dict_items([('color', 'red'), ('shape', 'square'), ('area', 25), ('edges', 4), ('perimeter', 20)])

Example 2: python dictionary

#title			:Dictionary Example
#author         :Josh Cogburn
#date           :20191127
#github         :https://github.com/josh-cogburn
#====================================================

thisdict = {
	"brand": "Ford",
 	"model": "Mustang",
 	"year": 1964
}

#Assigning a value
thisdict["year"] = 2018

Example 3: 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 4: how to create dictionary in python

d = {'key': 'value'}
print(d)
# {'key': 'value'}
d['mynewkey'] = 'mynewvalue'
print(d)
# {'key': 'value', 'mynewkey': 'mynewvalue'}

Example 5: python dictionary

# Creating a Dictionary  
# with Integer Keys 
Dict = {1: 'Geeks', 2: 'For', 3: 'Geeks'} 
print("\nDictionary with the use of Integer Keys: ") 
print(Dict) 
  
# Creating a Dictionary  
# with Mixed keys 
Dict = {'Name': 'Geeks', 1: [1, 2, 3, 4]} 
print("\nDictionary with the use of Mixed Keys: ") 
print(Dict)

Example 6: python dictionary

person = {}

# Using get() results in None
print('Salary: ', person.get('salary'))

# Using [] results in KeyError
print(person['salary'])