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Dictionaries are indexed by keys, which can be any immutable type

# Dictionaries are indexed by keys, which can be any immutable type; 
# strings and numbers can always be keys. 

# Tuples can be used as keys if they contain only strings, numbers, or tuples; 
# if a tuple contains any mutable object either directly or indirectly, 
# it cannot be used as a key. 

# You can't use lists as keys, since lists can be modified.

# a dictionary is an unordered set of key: value pairs, with the requirement that the 
# keys are unique (within one dictionary). 


tel = {'jack': 4098, 'sape': 4139}
tel['guido'] = 4127
print tel

print tel['jack']

del tel['sape']
tel['irv'] = 4127
print tel

tel.keys()

print tel.has_key('guido')

print 'guido' in tel








Related examples in the same category

1.dict() constructor builds dictionaries directly from lists of key-value pairs
2.Defining Dictionaries: shows an example of a dictionary definition.