The built-in python dictionary methods along with the description are given below.
SN | Method | Description |
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1 | dic.clear() | It is used to delete all the items of the dictionary. |
2 | dict.copy() | It returns a shallow copy of the dictionary. |
3 | dict.fromkeys(iterable, value = None, /) | Create a new dictionary from the iterable with the values equal to value. |
4 | dict.get(key, default = “None”) | It is used to get the value specified for the passed key. |
5 | dict.has_key(key) | It returns true if the dictionary contains the specified key. |
6 | dict.items() | It returns all the key-value pairs as a tuple. |
7 | dict.keys() | It returns all the keys of the dictionary. |
8 | dict.setdefault(key,default= “None”) | It is used to set the key to the default value if the key is not specified in the dictionary |
9 | dict.update(dict2) | It updates the dictionary by adding the key-value pair of dict2 to this dictionary. |
10 | dict.values() | It returns all the values of the dictionary. |
11 | len() | |
12 | popItem() | |
13 | pop() | |
14 | count() | |
15 | index() |