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Lecture # 5&6
By,
Syed Faheem Haider

Dictionary

▶ Dictionary in Python is an unordered collection of data values, used

to store data values like a map, which unlike other Data Types that
hold only single value as an element, Dictionary holds key:value
pair. Key value is provided in the dictionary to make it more
optimized.
▶ In Python, a Dictionary can be created by placing sequence of
elements within curly {} braces, separated by ‘comma’. Dictionary
holds a pair of values, one being the Key and the other
corresponding pair element being its Key:value. Values in a
dictionary can be of any datatype and can be duplicated,
whereas keys can’t be repeated and must be immutable.

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Dictionary

Dictionary

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Nested Dictionary

Nested Dictionary

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Adding elements to a
Dictionary

Adding elements to a
Dictionary

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Accessing elements from a

Dictionary

Accessing element of a nested

dictionary

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Removing Elements from

Dictionary

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Dictionary Methods

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Dictionary Methods

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Dictionary Methods

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Python Arrays

▶ An array is a collection of items stored at contiguous memory locations. The

idea is to store multiple items of the same type together. This makes it easier
to calculate the position of each element by simply adding an offset to a
base value, i.e., the memory location of the first element of the array
(generally denoted by the name of the array).
▶ For simplicity, we can think of an array a fleet of stairs where on each step is
placed a value (let’s say one of your friends). Here, you can identify the
location of any of your friends by simply knowing the count of the step they
are on. Array can be handled in Python by a module named array. They
can be useful when we have to manipulate only a specific data type
values. A user can treat lists as arrays. However, user cannot constraint the
type of elements stored in a list. If you create arrays using the array module,
all elements of the array must be of the same type.

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Python Arrays

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Creating a Array

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Adding Elements to a Array

▶ Elements can be added to the Array by using built-in insert() function. Insert
is used to insert one or more data elements into an array. Based on the
requirement, a new element can be added at the beginning, end, or any
given index of array. append() is also used to add the value mentioned in
its arguments at the end of the array.

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Adding Elements to a Array

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Accessing elements from the

Array

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Next Topics

▶ Removing Elements from the Array

▶ Slicing of a Array
▶ Searching element in a Array
▶ Updating Elements in a Array

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