Python - Dictionary Methods Flashcards
Return - none
Args - none
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Clears the dictionary
dict.clear()
Return - shallow copy of dictionary
Args - none
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returns a shallow copy of the dictionary.
dict.copy()
Return - dictionary (with keys but no values)
Args - iterable
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returns a new dictionary with the given sequence of elements as the keys of the dictionary.
If the value argument is set, each element of the newly created dictionary is set to the provided value.
dict.fromkeys(keys)
Return - dictionary value
Args - ( key, optional value to return if key not found)
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returns the value for the specified key if key is in dictionary.
dict.get( ‘key name’ )
Return - view object of key-val pairs
Args - none
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returns a view object that displays a list of dictionary’s (key, value) tuple pairs.
dict.items()
Return - view object of list of keys
Args - none
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returns a view object that displays a list of all the keys in the dictionary
dict.keys()
Return - value at specified key
Args - key
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removes and returns an element from a dictionary having the given key.
dict.pop( ‘key’ )
Return - view object of list of values
Args - none
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method returns a view object that displays a list of all the values in the dictionary.
dict.values()
Return - none
Args - another dict or some other iterable of key-val pairs (like an iterable of tuples)
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adds element(s) to the dictionary if the key is not in the dictionary. If the key is in the dictionary, it updates the key with the new value.
dict.update( dict or iterable ]
Return - bool
Args - iterable
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returns True if any element of an iterable is True. If not, any() returns False.
dict.any( iterable )
Return - bool
Args - iterable
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method returns True when all elements in the given iterable are true. If not, it returns False.
dict.all( iterable )
Return - none
Args - iterable of tuples
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constructor creates a dictionary in Python.
dict( [ iterable of tuples ] )
Return - enumerate object
Args - iterable, optional start value
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method adds counter to an iterable and returns the enumerate object
enumerate( iterable )
Return - list
Args - iterable, optional reverse=True
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method returns a sorted list from the given iterable.
sorted( iterable )
