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my_dict = {'key1': 'value1', 'key2': 'value2'}
# Method 1: using the 'in' operator
if 'key1' in my_dict:
print("'key1' exists in the dictionary")
# Method 2: using the built-in get() method
if my_dict.get('key2'):
print("'key2' exists in the dictionary")
# Method 3: using try-except block
try:
value = my_dict['key3']
print("'key3' exists in the dictionary")
except KeyError:
print("'key3' does not exist in the dictionary")
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d = {"key1": 10, "key2": 23}
if "key1" in d:
print("this will execute")
if "nonexistent key" in d:
print("this will not")
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if word in data:
return data[word]
else:
return "The word doesn't exist. Please double check it."
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# Example dictionary
my_dict = {"key1": "value1", "key2": "value2", "key3": "value3"}
# Method 1: Using `in` operator
if "key2" in my_dict:
print("Key 'key2' exists in dictionary.")
# Method 2: Using `get()` method
if my_dict.get("key2"):
print("Key 'key2' exists in dictionary.")
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# Dictionary
my_dict = {"apple": 1, "banana": 2, "orange": 3}
# Method 1: Using the "in" operator
if "apple" in my_dict:
print("Key 'apple' exists in the dictionary")
else:
print("Key 'apple' does not exist in the dictionary")
# Method 2: Using the get() method
if my_dict.get("banana"):
print("Key 'banana' exists in the dictionary")
else:
print("Key 'banana' does not exist in the dictionary")
# Method 3: Using the keys() method
if "orange" in my_dict.keys():
print("Key 'orange' exists in the dictionary")
else:
print("Key 'orange' does not exist in the dictionary")
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# in tests for the existence of a key in a dict:
d = {"key1": 10, "key2": 23}
if "key1" in d:
print("this will execute")
if "nonexistent key" in d:
print("this will not")
# Use dict.get() to provide a default value when the key does not exist:
d = {}
for i in range(10):
d[i] = d.get(i, 0) + 1
# To provide a default value for every key, either use dict.setdefault() on each assignment:
d = {}
for i in range(10):
d[i] = d.setdefault(i, 0) + 1
# or use defaultdict from the collections module:
from collections import defaultdict
d = defaultdict(int)
for i in range(10):
d[i] += 1
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my_dict = {'name': 'John', 'age': 25, 'country': 'USA'}
# Method 1: Using the 'in' operator
if 'age' in my_dict:
print("Key 'age' exists in the dictionary.")
else:
print("Key 'age' does not exist in the dictionary.")
# Method 2: Using the 'get' method
if my_dict.get('country') is not None:
print("Key 'country' exists in the dictionary.")
else:
print("Key 'country' does not exist in the dictionary.")
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# define a dictionary
my_dict = {'a': 1, 'b': 2, 'c': 3}
# check if a key exists in the dictionary using the `in` operator
if 'a' in my_dict:
print('Key exists') #print Key exists
else:
print('Key does not exist')
# check if a key does not exist in the dictionary using the `in` operator
if 'd' not in my_dict:
print('Key does not exist') #print Key does not exist
else:
print('Key exists')
# check if a key exists in the dictionary using the `get()` method
value = my_dict.get('a')
if value is not None:
print('Key exists') #print Key exists
else:
print('Key does not exist')
# check if a key does not exist in the dictionary using the `get()` method
value = my_dict.get('d')
if value is None:
print('Key does not exist') #print Key does not exist
else:
print('Key exists')