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The document discusses dictionaries in Python. It explains that dictionaries store values using key-value pairs and can contain mixed data types. It also provides examples of creating, adding elements to, and using methods on dictionaries.

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The document discusses dictionaries in Python. It explains that dictionaries store values using key-value pairs and can contain mixed data types. It also provides examples of creating, adding elements to, and using methods on dictionaries.

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Dictionary in Python

Designed and Lectured by :- Deepak Singh


Asst.Prof. CS/IT
MCMT MALDAHIA VARANASI
Dictionaries in Python
 A Python dictionary is a data structure that stores the value in key:value pairs.

 Dict = {1: ‘Hello', 2: ‘Welcome', 3: ‘Pyton‘,3:”Dictionary”}


 print(Dict)

 Output
 {1: ‘Hello', 2: ‘Welcome', 3: ‘Pyton‘,3:”Dictionary”}
Python Dictionary Syntax

dict_var = {key1 : value1, key2 : value2, …..}

What is a Dictionary in Python?

Dictionaries in Python is a data structure, used to store values in key:value format.


This makes it different from lists, tuples, and arrays as in a dictionary each key has an
associated value.
Note: As of Python version 3.7, dictionaries are ordered and can not contain duplicate keys.
 Dict = {1: 'Geeks', 2: 'For', 3: 'Geeks'}
 print("\nDictionary with the use of Integer Keys: ")
 print(Dict)

 Dict = {'Name': 'Geeks', 1: [1, 2, 3, 4]}


 print("\nDictionary with the use of Mixed Keys: ")
 print(Dict)
 Dictionary Example
 A dictionary can also be created by the built-in function dict(). An empty dictionary can be
created by just placing curly braces{}.
 Different Ways to Create a Python Dictionary
 The code demonstrates different ways to create dictionaries in Python. It first creates an
empty dictionary, and then shows how to create dictionaries using the dict() constructor with
key-value pairs specified within curly braces and as a list of tuples.
 Dict = {}
 print("Empty Dictionary: ")
 print(Dict)
Output
 Dict = dict({1: ‘Apple', 2: ‘Banana', 3: 'Grapes'})
Empty Dictionary:
 print("\nDictionary with the use of dict(): ") {}
 print(Dict)
Dictionary with the use of dict():
{1: 'Apple', 2: 'Banana', 3: 'Grapes'}
 Dict = dict([(1, 'Germany'), (2, ‘japan')])
Dictionary with each item as a pair:
 print("\nDictionary with each item as a pair: ") {1: 'Germany', 2: ‘Japan'}
 print(Dict)
Adding Elements to a Dictionary

 The addition of elements can be done in multiple ways. One value at a time can be added to a
Dictionary by defining value along with the key e.g. Dict[Key] = ‘Value’.
 Updating an existing value in a Dictionary can be done by using the built-in update() method.
Nested key values can also be added to an existing Dictionary.
 Note- While adding a value, if the key-value already exists, the value gets updated otherwise a
new Key with the value is added to the Dictionary.
 Example: Add Items to a Python Dictionary with Different DataTypes
 The code starts with an empty dictionary and then adds key-value pairs to it. It demonstrates
adding elements with various data types, updating a key’s value, and even nesting dictionaries
within the main dictionary. The code shows how to manipulate dictionaries in Python.
 Dict = {}
 print("Empty Dictionary: ")
 print(Dict)
 Dict[0] = 'Geeks'
 Dict[2] = 'For'
 Dict[3] = 1
 print("\nDictionary after adding 3 elements: ")
 print(Dict)

 Dict['Value_set'] = 2, 3, 4
 print("\nDictionary after adding 3 elements: ")
 print(Dict)

 Dict[2] = 'Welcome'
 print("\nUpdated key value: ")
 print(Dict)
 Dict[5] = {'Nested': {'1': 'Life', '2': 'Geeks'}}
 print("\nAdding a Nested Key: ")
 print(Dict)
Dictionary Methods
Here is a list of in-built dictionary functions with their description. You can use these functions to
operate on a dictionary.

Method Description

dict.clear() Remove all the elements from the dictionary

dict.copy() Returns a copy of the dictionary

dict.get(key, default = “None”) Returns the value of specified key

dict.items() Returns a list containing a tuple for each key value pair

dict.keys() Returns a list containing dictionary’s keys

dict.update(dict2) Updates dictionary with specified key-value pairs

dict.values() Returns a list of all the values of dictionary

pop() Remove the element with specified key

popItem() Removes the last inserted key-value pair

set the key to the default value if the key is not specified in
dict.setdefault(key,default= “None”)
the dictionary

dict.has_key(key) returns true if the dictionary contains the specified key.

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