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In this tutorial, we will learn about the Python Dictionary get() method with the help of examples.
The get()
method returns the value for the specified key if the key is in the dictionary.
Example
marks = {'Physics':67, 'Maths':87} print(marks.get('Physics')) # Output: 67
1. Syntax of Dictionary get()
The syntax of get()
is:
dict.get(key[, value])
2. get() Parameters
get()
method takes maximum of two parameters:
- key – key to be searched in the dictionary
- value (optional) – Value to be returned if the key is not found. The default value is
None
.
3. Return Value from get()
get()
method returns:
- the value for the specified key if key is in the dictionary.
None
if the key is not found and value is not specified.- value if the key is not found and value is specified.
4. Example 1: How does get() work for dictionaries?
person = {'name': 'Phill', 'age': 22} print('Name: ', person.get('name')) print('Age: ', person.get('age')) # value is not provided print('Salary: ', person.get('salary')) # value is provided print('Salary: ', person.get('salary', 0.0))
Output
Name: Phill Age: 22 Salary: None Salary: 0.0
5. Python get() method Vs dict[key] to Access Elements
get()
method returns a default value if the key
is missing.
However, if the key is not found when you use dict[key]
, KeyError
exception is raised.
person = {} # Using get() results in None print('Salary: ', person.get('salary')) # Using [] results in KeyError print(person['salary'])
Output
Salary: None Traceback (most recent call last): File "", line 7, in print(person['salary']) KeyError: 'salary'
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