Lessons > 21. Dictionaries
Today and all next week, we will be learning about dictionaries – another way (in addition to lists and tuples) of storing, representing, and analyzing collections of related data. As a programmer, you will encounter dictionaries all of the time. We’ll go over some common scenarios and take a look at many different kinds of dictionaries.
Today's Activities
For today, please do the following:
1. Download the Exercise Files
Exercise Files2. Review the Slides
3. Watch the Lecture Video(s)
| Link | Title | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video 1 | L21a: Dictionary syntax / functionality | pre-recorded | 11:56 |
| Video 2 | L21b: Dictionaries as lookup tables | pre-recorded | 10:37 |
| Video 3 | L21c: Dictionaries as entity representations | pre-recorded | 7:20 |
| Video 4 | L21d: Lists of dictionaries (Twitter) | pre-recorded | 14:50 |
| Video 5 | Practice with dictionaries | lecture | 48:31 |
4. Review / Study the Supplemental Materials
Note: these readings / videos are suggested for additional context / examples, but not required.