Title: Dictionary Basics
Slug: dictionary_basics
Summary: Dictionary Basics
Date: 2016-05-01 12:00
Category: Python
Tags: Basics
Authors: Chris Albon



In [2]:

    
unef_org = {'name' : 'UNEF',
            'staff' : 32,
            'url' : 'http://unef.org'}



In [3]:

    
unef_org









    Out[3]:





{'name': 'UNEF', 'staff': 32, 'url': 'http://unef.org'}

Build a dict via keys



In [4]:

    
who_org = {}
who_org['name'] = 'WHO'
who_org['staff'] = '10'
who_org['url'] = 'http://who.org'



In [5]:

    
who_org









    Out[5]:





{'name': 'WHO', 'staff': '10', 'url': 'http://who.org'}

Nesting in dictionaries



In [6]:

    
unitas_org = {'name' : 'UNITAS',
              'staff' : 32,
              'url' : ['http://unitas.org', 'http://unitas.int']}



In [7]:

    
unitas_org









    Out[7]:





{'name': 'UNITAS',
 'staff': 32,
 'url': ['http://unitas.org', 'http://unitas.int']}



In [8]:

    
unitas_org['url'][1]









    Out[8]:





'http://unitas.int'