Python: Access dictionary key’s element by index

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55. Access Dictionary Key's Element by Index

Write a Python program to access dictionary key's element by index.

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Sample Solution:

Python Code:

# Create a dictionary 'num' with subject names as keys and corresponding marks as values.
num = {'physics': 80, 'math': 90, 'chemistry': 86}

# Print a message indicating the intention to access the keys of the dictionary and retrieve them as a list.
print("\nAccess the keys of the dictionary as a list:")

# Access and print the first key (subject name) in the dictionary.
print(list(num)[0])

# Access and print the second key (subject name) in the dictionary.
print(list(num)[1])

# Access and print the third key (subject name) in the dictionary.
print(list(num)[2])

Sample Output:

Access the keys of the dictionary as a list:
physics
math
chemistry

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For more Practice: Solve these Related Problems:

• Write a Python program to retrieve a dictionary key by converting the keys to a list and accessing the nth element.
• Write a Python program to implement a function that returns the key at a specified index from a dictionary.
• Write a Python program to sort the dictionary keys and then return the key at a given index.
• Write a Python program to iterate over a dictionary with enumerate() and output the key when the index matches the input value.

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