Python Data Structures: Dictionaries

Learn how to use dictionaries to store and retrieve unordered data in Python.

Introduction

• Python dictionaries and why you should use them
• What you should know

1. Basic Concept and Syntax of Python Dictionary

• What is a dictionary in Python?
• Creating a dictionary
• Iterating through a dictionary
• Challenge
• Solution

2. Operators and Methods

• Basic Python dictionary operations and comparators
• Python dictionary methods
• Using Python lists within a dictionary
• Challenge
• Solution

3. Compare Dictionaries with Other Data Structures

• Dictionary vs. lists
• Dictionary vs. sets and tuples
• Implementation of dictionaries as hash tables in Python
• Quiz introduction

4. Dictionary Comprehension

• Understanding comprehension
• Understanding dictionary comprehension with an example
• Challenge
• Solution

Conclusion

• Next steps for Python dictionaries