Hi,

Is there a way to access values in a dictionaries other than using the key?

suppose:
dict{'a'=1,'b'=2, 'c'=3}
key = 'a'
is it possible to access 'a' in the dictionary using
dict[key] ?

Question

Hi,

Is there a way to access values in a dictionaries other than using the key?

suppose:
 dict{'a'=1,'b'=2, 'c'=3}
key = 'a'
is it possible to access 'a' in the dictionary using
dict[key] ?

anonymous · Answer

I don't think so.. thats how they work - instead of being ordered the key points to the value so that's the only way to get the value.

d = {"a":1, "b":2}
d[a] gives you 1 and d[b] gives you 2

Is that what you were asking?

anonymous · Answer

Sorry, I see what you are asking now, I tried it and it worked.
d = {"A":1, "B":2}
kiy = "B"
d[kiy] gets you 2

anonymous · Answer

That's right, I figured it out myself just now. Thanks for your help!