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Exercise 2.2: Dictionaries as a data structure
Source: Practical Python Programming,
02_Working_with_data/01_Datatypes.md.
Exercise 2.2: Dictionaries as a data structure
An alternative to a tuple is to create a dictionary instead.
>>> d = {
'name' : row[0],
'shares' : int(row[1]),
'price' : float(row[2])
}
>>> d
{'name': 'AA', 'shares': 100, 'price': 32.2 }
>>>
Calculate the total cost of this holding:
>>> cost = d['shares'] * d['price']
>>> cost
3220.0000000000005
>>>
Compare this example with the same calculation involving tuples above. Change the number of shares to 75.
>>> d['shares'] = 75
>>> d
{'name': 'AA', 'shares': 75, 'price': 32.2 }
>>>
Unlike tuples, dictionaries can be freely modified. Add some attributes:
>>> d['date'] = (6, 11, 2007)
>>> d['account'] = 12345
>>> d
{'name': 'AA', 'shares': 75, 'price':32.2, 'date': (6, 11, 2007), 'account': 12345}
>>>