python dictionaries methods

Dictionary Methods

Python has a set of built-in methods that you can use on dictionaries.

Method

Description



clear()Removes all the elements from the dictionary

copy()Returns a copy of the dictionary

fromkeys()Returns a dictionary with the specified keys and value

get()Returns the value of the specified key

items()Returns a list containing a tuple for each key value pair

keys()Returns a list containing the dictionary's keys

pop()Removes the element with the specified key

popitem()Removes the last

inserted key-value pair

setdefault()Returns the value of the specified key. If the key does not exist: insert the key, with the specified value

update()Updates the dictionary with the specified key-value pairs

values()Returns a list of all the values in the dictionary