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Learning Python-Basic course: Day 18, Dictionaries in Python
Welcome all Today we will cover dictionaries!
Dictionary is simply a collection of unordered key value pairs
Or sometimes referred as a 'hash table' of key value pairs. Dictionary holds key:value pair. this means that every value in an dictionary is mapped with some other value. Values in a dictionary can be of any datatype. Dictionaries cannot have two items with the same key for obvious reasons.
example
AatmajProfileDictionary={"name":"Aatmaj","Hobby":"teaching","Commits":700}
Here is a quick difference between lists, tuples and dictionaries.
a=[] #lista=() #tuplea={}#dictionary
Hash table
A Hash table is a data structure. A hash table is a data structure that implements an associative array abstract data type that can map keys to values. A hash table uses a hash function to compute an index also called as the hash code, into a array of buckets or slots, from which the desired value can be found.
As of Python version 3.7, dictionaries are ordered. In Python 3.6 and earlier, dictionaries are unordered.
Sample program-
Here is a sample program just to get you started with dictionaries. It is quite easy to understand and commented whenever necessary
>>> hardware={ "Brand": "Dell", "Model": 2430, "Year": "2020"}>>> print(hardware) #prints the value of the dictionary{'Brand': 'Dell', 'Model': 2430, 'Year': '2020'}>>> print(hardware["Model"])2430>>> print(hardware.get("Model"))2430>>> hardware["Year"]=2021 #Changing the value of the dictionary>>> print(hardware){'Brand': 'Dell', 'Model': 2430, 'Year': 2021}>>> print(hardware.pop("Model"))2430>>> print(hardware){'Brand': 'Dell', 'Year': 2021}>>> hardware["Model"]="Lenovo">>> hardware["Year"]=2019>>> print(hardware.popitem()) #popitem returns the last value entered('Model', 'Lenovo')>>> print(hardware){'Brand': 'Dell', 'Year': 2019}>>> for y in hardware:... print(y)#Corresponds to each key...BrandYear>>> for x in hardware:... print(hardware[x])#refers to the value...Dell2019>>> for z in hardware.values():... print(z)...Dell2019>>> hardware.clear() #Cleares the dictionary (not delete)>>> print(hardware){}>>> print(hardware["Price"])#trying to remove element which is not presentTraceback (most recent call last): File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>KeyError: 'Price'
Multidimensional dictionaries
Same story needs no explanation!
hardware={ "LAPTOP":{"Brand": "Dell","Model": 2430,"Year": "2020"}, "DESKTOP":{"Brand":"Lenovo","Model":8877,"Warranty": 2}, "TABLET":{"Brand":"Apple", "price":"3000$"}}print(hardware)print(hardware["TABLET"])print(hardware["LAPTOP"]["Model"]) #Note the syntax
{'TABLET': {'price': '3000$', 'Brand': 'Apple'}, 'LAPTOP': {'Model': 2430, 'Brand': 'Dell', 'Year': '2020'}, 'DESKTOP': {'Model': 8877, 'Brand': 'Lenovo', 'Warranty': 2}}{'price': '3000$', 'Brand': 'Apple'}2430
Exercise-
1) Make a dictionary which contains a list and a tuple. Then append the tuple in the list in the dictionary.
2) Dynamic generation of dictionaries- Write a program to take names of five students and their corresponding marks, put them in an dictionary.
output-
Please enter student name peterPlease enter marks 13Please enter student name johnPlease enter marks 32Please enter student name pappuPlease enter marks 5Please enter student name bobPlease enter marks 7Please enter student name minaPlease enter marks 32{'peter': 13, 'john': 32, 'pappu': 5, 'mina': 32, 'bob': 7}
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