Dictionaries
In today’s lesson, we will be learning about dictionaries – another way (in addition to lists and tuples) of storing and representing 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.
Then, next week, we’ll go over how dictionaries can help you to group, tally, and analyze data.
Please Complete the Following Tasks
1. Download the Exercise Files
Exercise Files2. Review the Slides
3. Watch the Lecture Video(s)
| Link | Title | Type | Duration |
|---|---|---|---|
| Video 1 | L12a: Dictionary syntax / functionality | pre-recorded | 16:49 |
| Video 2 | L12b: Dictionaries as lookup tables | pre-recorded | 10:37 |
| Video 3 | L12c: Dictionaries as entity representations | pre-recorded | 7:20 |
| Video 4 | L12d: Lists of dictionaries (Twitter) | pre-recorded | 14:50 |
| Video 5 | Practice with dictionaries | lecture | 45:24 |
4. Review / Study the Supplemental Materials
Note: these readings / videos are suggested for additional context / examples, but not required.