Glossary of Terms

Dictionaries

Keyword Definition
Clear A method that removes all key-value pairs from a dictionary.
Copy A technique that produces a replica of a dictionary with a limited depth.
Dictionary A collection of key-value pairs, where each key maps to a specific value.
Dictionary Comprehension A concise way to create a dictionary from an iterable by defining the key-value pairs within curly braces {}.
Dictionary Methods Functions that can be called on a dictionary object to perform operations such as adding, removing, or modifying key-value pairs.
Get A method that returns the value associated with the specified key. If the key is not found, it returns None or a default value.
Hash Table A data structure that allows for efficient access using a hash function.
Immutable A type of object that cannot be changed after it has been created.
In An operator that returns True if a key is present within a dictionary, and False otherwise.
Items A method that returns a view object of all the key-value pairs in a dictionary.
Key A unique identifier that is used to access the corresponding value in a dictionary.
Keys A method that retrieves all the identifiers present in a dictionary.
Length The number of key-value pairs in a dictionary.
Mutable A type of object that can be changed after it has been created.
Nested Dictionary A dictionary that contains other dictionaries as values for its keys.
Pop A method that removes and returns the value associated with the specified key.
Update Method for merging two dictionaries by adding all key-value pairs from one dictionary into another.
Value The data associated with a key in a dictionary.
Values A method that returns all the elements within a dictionary.