A python dictionary is a Hashmap. You can use the map data structure in C++ to mimic the behavior of a python dict. You can use map in C++ as follows:
#include <iostream>
#include <map>
using namespace std;
int main(void) {
/* Initializer_list constructor */
map<char, int> m1 = {
{'a', 1},
{'b', 2},
{'c', 3},
{'d', 4},
{'e', 5}
};
cout << "Map contains following elements" << endl;
for (auto it = m1.begin(); it != m1.end(); ++it)
cout << it->first << " = " << it->second << endl;
return 0;
}This will give the output
The map contains following elements a = 1 b = 2 c = 3 d = 4 e = 5
Note that this map is equivalent to the python dict:
m1 = {
'a': 1,
'b': 2,
'c': 3,
'd': 4,
'e': 5
}