Python dictionary get() Method

Description

The method get() return a value for the given key. If key is not available then returns default value None.

Syntax

Following is the syntax for get() method

dict.get(key, default=None)

Parameters

• key -- This is the Key to be searched in the dictionary.

• default -- This is the Value to be returned in case key does not exist.

Return Value

This method return a value for the given key. If key is not available then return returns default value None.

Example

The following example shows the usage of get() method.

#!/usr/bin/python

dict = {'Name': 'Zara', 'Age': 27}

print "Value : %s" %  dict.get('Age')
print "Value : %s" %  dict.get('Sex', "Never")

Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result:

Value : 27
Value : Never