KwickClips Python · 40 sec · free
How does get() help count letters?
Short answer. It gives the old count, or 0 if the letter is new.
What is the key in this program?
The letter; the count is the value.
Remember
| Letter is the key |
| Count is the value |
| Employee: name key, salary value |
How often is each letter in banana? Each letter is a key, its count the value. Get gives the old count n, or zero if new. Add one and store it. The letter is the key. The count is the value. For employees, name is key, salary value.
This clip is from the full lesson: Dictionaries: Key-Value Pairs, Methods and Programs — 7 minutes, with the tables, the quick answers and the whole lesson in text.
Useful for: CBSE Class 10 Artificial Intelligence (417), CBSE Class 11 Computer Science (083), CBSE Class 11 Computer Science (083), CBSE Class 11 Computer Science Essentials (083)
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