mixing the use of numbers and strings as keys : Index « Dictionary « Python Tutorial






dict3 = {}
dict3[1] = 'abc'
dict3['1'] = 3.14159
dict3[3.2] = 'xyz'
print dict3








8.12.Index
8.12.1.Indexing a Dictionary
8.12.2.Retrieve value from key
8.12.3.Modifying a Dictionary
8.12.4.How to Access Values in Dictionaries
8.12.5.To access individual dictionary elements, you use the familiar square brackets along with the key to obtain its value:
8.12.6.mixing the use of numbers and strings as keys
8.12.7.Dictionary methods.