python get values of dictionary code example

Example 1: python get dictionary keys

# To get all the keys of a dictionary use 'keys()'
newdict = {1:0, 2:0, 3:0}
newdict.keys()
# Output:
# dict_keys([1, 2, 3])

Example 2: list of dict values

list(d.values())

Example 3: 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 4: 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 5: get dictionary in array python by value

>>> dicts = [
...     { "name": "Tom", "age": 10 },
...     { "name": "Mark", "age": 5 },
...     { "name": "Pam", "age": 7 },
...     { "name": "Dick", "age": 12 }
... ]

>>> next(item for item in dicts if item["name"] == "Pam")
{'age': 7, 'name': 'Pam'}