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How to get dict keys inside a function!?

How to get dict keys, or values inside a function!? https://code.sololearn.com/cFTlS2sb5X1e/?ref=app

26th Jan 2019, 12:06 PM
Dolan
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26th Jan 2019, 1:14 PM
Seniru
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Dolan HĂȘriƟ it depends. if you rlly need to return the value, then return it. otherwise using global
26th Jan 2019, 1:28 PM
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Use the dictionary.keys() method def test(): x = { 1: "a", 2: "b", 3: "c" } print(x.keys()) test()
26th Jan 2019, 12:26 PM
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that's also right . bUt if u dont want to return a value, then you have to declare the dict in the global scope and do this trick. ex: x = {} def test(): global x x = {1:4,5:10} test() print(x) #dict assigned in function
26th Jan 2019, 1:19 PM
Seniru
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Still you can do it #getting 1st element print(list(x.keys())[0]) #prints all keys individually for i in x.keys(): print(i)
26th Jan 2019, 12:43 PM
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You mean accessing function scope variables from outside
26th Jan 2019, 12:58 PM
Seniru
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Closures, what Seniru Pasan linked. def f(dictionary): def g(key): while True: return dictionary[key] return g my_dict = f({'a': 1, 'b': 2}) print(my_dict('b')) You create my_dict with a dictionary that it will remember; then you can access the values by handing over the keys.
26th Jan 2019, 1:26 PM
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If you define your dictionary inside a normal function, it will be created and deleted every time you call the function. With a closure, you create the dict only once and keep it for later calls. Global is only necessary if you want to reassign the name; you don't even have to pass an item but can read it from inside the function anyway. And if it's mutable, you can even change it. And you don't have to worry about passing args or returning stuff, because it's only a reference anyway.
26th Jan 2019, 1:33 PM
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Dolan HĂȘriƟ, further up I have written how you can build the closure. Do you mean that? Or do you need an example for something else?
26th Jan 2019, 1:40 PM
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I think this way won’t be useful to access values or keys to use them outside the function. it will only prints them. let’s say I want to use only one key or one value, then this way won’t be helpful, right??
26th Jan 2019, 12:38 PM
Dolan
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HonFu can you give an example to make it more clear, please?
26th Jan 2019, 1:38 PM
Dolan
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Seniru Pasan I want the same thing but not inside the function. I want to access it outside of the function.
26th Jan 2019, 12:56 PM
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Yes. I have the dictionary in a function. I want to get the keys an values from outside then I can use only what I call not all of them by printing the function.
26th Jan 2019, 1:04 PM
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26th Jan 2019, 1:15 PM
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Thanks. With global, it is also works fine. which one is better? does returning couse any issue inside the function!? what about global!?
26th Jan 2019, 1:25 PM
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