python iterate over a dictionary code example

Example 1: python iterate dictionary key value

a_dict = {'color': 'blue', 'fruit': 'apple', 'pet': 'dog'}
for key, value in a_dict.items():
  print(key, '->', value)

Example 2: python iterate through dictionary

a_dict = {'apple':'red', 'grass':'green', 'sky':'blue'}
for key in a_dict:
  print key # for the keys
  print a_dict[key] # for the values