Python Dictionary fromkeys() Method

Hello dear readers! Welcome back to another edition of our tutorial on Python. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be discussing about the Python Dictionary fromkeys() method.

The Python Dictionary fromkeys() method creates a new dictionary with keys from seq and values set to value.

Syntax

The following below is the syntax for Python Dictionary fromkeys() method -

dict.fromkeys(seq[,  value] )

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Parameter Details

• seq - This is the list of values which would be used for dictionary keys preparation.

• value - This is optional, if provided then value would be set to this value.

Return Value

This method returns the list.

Example

The following below is a simple example -

#!/usr/bin/python

seq = ('name', 'age', 'sex')
dict = dict.fromkeys(seq)
print "New Dictionary : %s" %  str(dict)

dict = dict.fromkeys(seq, 10)
print "New Dictionary : %s" %  str(dict)

Output

Below is the output of the above example -

New Dictionary : {'age': None, 'name': None, 'sex': None}
New Dictionary : {'age': 10, 'name': 10, 'sex': 10}

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Alright guys! This is where we are rounding up for this tutorial post. In our next tutorial, we are going to be discussing about the Python Dictionary get() method.

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