Python Dictionary Methods

Python Dictionary is like a map that is used to store data in the form of a key:value pair. Python provides various in-built functions to deal with dictionaries. In this article, we will see a list of all the functions provided by Python to work with dictionaries.

Table of Python Dictionary Methods

Functions Name	Description
clear()	Removes all items from the dictionary
copy()	Returns a shallow copy of the dictionary
fromkeys()	Creates a dictionary from the given sequence
get()	Returns the value for the given key
items()	Return the list with all dictionary keys with values
keys()	Returns a view object that displays a list of all the keys in the dictionary in order of insertion
pop()	Returns and removes the element with the given key
popitem()	Returns and removes the key-value pair from the dictionary
setdefault()	Returns the value of a key if the key is in the dictionary else inserts the key with a value to the dictionary
update()	Updates the dictionary with the elements from another dictionary
values()	Returns a list of all the values available in a given dictionary

Note: For more information on Python Dictionary refer to Python Dictionary Tutorial.

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