Python Dictionary exercise
Exercise 1: Convert two lists into a dictionary
Below are the two lists. Write a Python program to convert them into a dictionary in a way that item
from list1 is the key and item from list2 is the value. The output should be:
{'Ten': 10, 'Twenty': 20, 'Thirty': 30}
Solution 1: The zip() function and a dict() constructor
Use the zip(keys, values) to aggregate two lists.
Wrap the result of a zip() function into a dict() constructor.
keys = ['Ten', 'Twenty', 'Thirty']
values = [10, 20, 30]
res_dict = dict(zip(keys, values))
print(res_dict)
Solution 2: Using a loop and update() method of a dictionary
keys = ['Ten', 'Twenty', 'Thirty']
values = [10, 20, 30]
# empty dictionary
res_dict = dict()
for i in range(len(keys)):
res_dict.update({keys[i]: values[i]})
print(res_dict)
Exercise 2: Merge two Python dictionaries into one
dict1 = {'Ten': 10, 'Twenty': 20, 'Thirty': 30}
dict2 = {'Thirty': 30, 'Fourty': 40, 'Fifty': 50}
Expected output:
{'Ten': 10, 'Twenty': 20, 'Thirty': 30, 'Fourty': 40, 'Fifty': 50}
dict1 = {'Ten': 10, 'Twenty': 20, 'Thirty': 30}
dict2 = {'Thirty': 30, 'Fourty': 40, 'Fifty': 50}
dict3 = dict1.copy()
dict3.update(dict2)
print(dict3)
Exercise 3: Initialize dictionary with default values
In Python, we can initialize the keys with the same values.
Given:
employees = ['Kelly', 'Emma']
defaults = {"designation": 'Developer', "salary": 8000}
Solution
employees = ['Kelly', 'Emma']
defaults = {"designation": 'Developer', "salary": 8000}
res = dict.fromkeys(employees, defaults)
print(res)
# Individual data
print(res["Kelly"])
Exercise 4: Create a dictionary by extracting the keys from a given dictionary
Write a Python program to create a new dictionary by extracting the mentioned keys from the below
dictionary.
Given dictionary:
sample_dict = {
"name": "Kelly",
"age": 25,
"salary": 8000,
"city": "New york"}
# Keys to extract
keys = ["name", "salary"]
Solution1:
Expected output:
{'name': 'Kelly', 'salary': 8000}
sampleDict = {
"name": "Kelly",
"age":25,
"salary": 8000,
"city": "New york" }
keys = ["name", "salary"]
newDict = {k: sampleDict[k] for k in keys}
print(newDict)
Solution 2: Using the update() method and loop
sample_dict = {
"name": "Kelly",
"age": 25,
"salary": 8000,
"city": "New york"}
# keys to extract
keys = ["name", "salary"]
# new dict
res = dict()
for k in keys:
# add current key with its va;ue from sample_dict
res.update({k: sample_dict[k]})
print(res)
Exercise 5: Delete a list of keys from a dictionary
Given:
sample_dict = {
"name": "Kelly",
"age": 25,
"salary": 8000,
"city": "New york"
# Keys to remove
keys = ["name", "salary"]
Expected output:
{'city': 'New york', 'age': 25}
Solution 1: Using the pop() method and loop
sample_dict = {
"name": "Kelly",
"age": 25,
"salary": 8000,
"city": "New york"
# Keys to remove
keys = ["name", "salary"]
for k in keys:
sample_dict.pop(k)
print(sample_dict)
Solution 2: Dictionary Comprehension
sample_dict = {
"name": "Kelly",
"age": 25,
"salary": 8000,
"city": "New york"
# Keys to remove
keys = ["name", "salary"]
sample_dict = {k: sample_dict[k] for k in sample_dict.keys() - keys}
print(sample_dict)
Exercise 6: Check if a value exists in a dictionary
We know how to check if the key exists in a dictionary. Sometimes it is required to check if the given
value is present.
Write a Python program to check if value 200 exists in the following dictionary.
Given:
sample_dict = {'a': 100, 'b': 200, 'c': 300}
Expected output:
200 present in a dict
sample_dict = {'a': 100, 'b': 200, 'c': 300}
if 200 in sample_dict.values():
print('200 present in a dict')
Exercise 7: Rename key of a dictionary
Write a program to rename a key city to a location in the following dictionary.
Given:
sample_dict = {
"name": "Kelly",
"age":25,
"salary": 8000,
"city": "New york"
}
sample_dict = {
"name": "Kelly",
"age": 25,
"salary": 8000,
"city": "New york"
sample_dict['location'] = sample_dict.pop('city')
print(sample_dict)
Exercise 8: Change value of a key in a nested dictionary
Write a Python program to change Brad’s salary to 8500 in the following dictionary.
Given:
sample_dict = {
'emp1': {'name': 'Jhon', 'salary': 7500},
'emp2': {'name': 'Emma', 'salary': 8000},
'emp3': {'name': 'Brad', 'salary': 500}
Expected output:
'emp1': {'name': 'Jhon', 'salary': 7500},
'emp2': {'name': 'Emma', 'salary': 8000},
'emp3': {'name': 'Brad', 'salary': 8500}
Solution
sample_dict = {
'emp1': {'name': 'Jhon', 'salary': 7500},
'emp2': {'name': 'Emma', 'salary': 8000},
'emp3': {'name': 'Brad', 'salary': 6500}
}
sample_dict['emp3']['salary'] = 8500
print(sample_dict)
