dict.fromkeys( )
The method fromkeys( ) creates a new dictionary with keys from seq and values set to value.
Syntax
Following is the syntax for fromkeys( ) method :
dict.fromkeys{seq[,value])}
Parameters :
seq – This is the list of values which would be used 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 example shows the usage of fromkeys( ) method.
#!/user/bin/python
seq = {‘name’, ‘age’, ’sex’)
diet = dict.from keys(seq)
print “New Dictionary : %s” % str(dict)
dict = dict.from keys(seq, 10)
print “New Dictionary : %s” % str(dict)
Let us compile and run the above program, this will produce the following result :
New Dictionary : {‘age’ : None, ‘name’ : None, ‘sex’: None}
New Dictionary : {‘age’ : 10, ‘name’ : 10, ‘sex’ : 10}
