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Accessing Dictionary Items
In Python, you can easily access the values stored in a dictionary using the associated keys. Let’s explore different ways to do that.
I. Accessing Single Values
You can access a value by its key using:
Square brackets
[]The
get()method
student = {'full_name': 'Areeba Khan', 'roll_no': 12, 'passed': True}
print(student['full_name']) # Access using brackets
print(student.get('passed')) # Access using get method
Output:
Areeba Khan
True
Note: If the key doesn’t exist, [] gives an error, but .get() returns None.
2. Accessing All Values
Want to see just the values stored in the dictionary? Use the .values() method.
Example :
student = {'full_name': 'Areeba Khan', 'roll_no': 12, 'passed': True}
print(student.values())
Output:
dict_values(['Areeba Khan', 12, True])
3. Accessing All Keys
You can fetch only the keys from a dictionary using the .keys() method.
Example:
student = {'full_name': 'Areeba Khan', 'roll_no': 12, 'passed': True}
print(student.keys())
Output:
dict_keys(['full_name', 'roll_no', 'passed'])
4. Accessing Key-Value Pairs
If you want to view the entire content (keys with their values), the .items() method is your friend.
Example:
student = {'full_name': 'Areeba Khan', 'roll_no': 12, 'passed': True}
print(student.items())
Output:
dict_items([('full_name', 'Areeba Khan'), ('roll_no', 12), ('passed', True)])
Summary
Use
[]or.get()to get individual values.Use
.values()to get all values.Use
.keys()to get all keys.Use
.items()to get key-value pairs.
This makes dictionaries powerful when you want to organize and retrieve data easily — and now you know how to access every part of them.