Commit 5a34afb7 authored by Raymond Hettinger's avatar Raymond Hettinger

* Show the keyword argument form of dict().

* Note that dict works with the "in" keyword.
parent 3e3b699a
......@@ -2146,8 +2146,8 @@ value using a non-existent key.
The \method{keys()} method of a dictionary object returns a list of all
the keys used in the dictionary, in arbitrary order (if you want it
sorted, just apply the \method{sort()} method to the list of keys). To
check whether a single key is in the dictionary, use the
\method{has_key()} method of the dictionary.
check whether a single key is in the dictionary, either use the dictionary's
\method{has_key()} method or the \keyword{in} keyword.
Here is a small example using a dictionary:
......@@ -2166,6 +2166,8 @@ Here is a small example using a dictionary:
['guido', 'irv', 'jack']
>>> tel.has_key('guido')
True
>>> 'guido' in tel
True
\end{verbatim}
The \function{dict()} constructor builds dictionaries directly from
......@@ -2183,6 +2185,14 @@ Later in the tutorial, we will learn about Generator Expressions
which are even better suited for the task of supplying key-values pairs to
the \function{dict()} constructor.
When the keys are simple strings, it is sometimes easier to specify
pairs using keyword arguments:
\begin{verbatim}
>>> dict(sape=4139, guido=4127, jack=4098)
{'sape': 4139, 'jack': 4098, 'guido': 4127}
\end{verbatim}
\section{Looping Techniques \label{loopidioms}}
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