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Comprehensive Guide to Python Dictionaries

1. What is a Dictionary?
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A dictionary in Python is a collection of unordered, mutable, and indexed k
Each key-value pair is separated by a colon (:) and each pair is separated b

Syntax:
--------
my_dict = {
"name": "John",
"age": 30,
"city": "New York"
}

Key Features:
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1. Unordered
2. Mutable
3. Indexed
4. Keys must be immutable

2. Accessing Items in a Dictionary


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- Using Keys:
my_dict["name"] -> 'John'
- Using get():
my_dict.get("age") -> 30
my_dict.get("gender", "Not Available") -> 'Not Available'

3. Modifying Items
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- Change Value:
my_dict["age"] = 31

- Using update():
my_dict.update({"age": 32})

4. Adding Items
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my_dict["gender"] = "Male"

5. Removing Items
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- del:
del my_dict["city"]

- pop():
my_dict.pop("age")

- popitem():
my_dict.popitem()
6. Dictionary Methods
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- keys(), values(), items()
- clear(), copy(), fromkeys()

7. Practical Use Cases


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- Counting frequencies of items in a list
- Contact book
- API response storage

8. Advanced Operations
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- Nested dictionaries
- Dictionary comprehension
- Merging dictionaries

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