Python Dictionary Tutorial: Mastering Key-Value Pair Data Structures for Efficient Programming

Dr. Soumen Atta, Ph.D.
5 min readApr 2, 2023
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A Python dictionary is a built-in data structure that allows you to store and manipulate data in key-value pairs. Each key in a dictionary maps to a corresponding value, and you can use the key to retrieve the value later on. In this tutorial, we’ll cover the basics of working with dictionaries in Python.

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Dr. Soumen Atta, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Center for Information Technologies and Applied Mathematics, School of Engineering and Management, University of Nova Gorica, Slovenia