Sample code to illustrate dictionaries in python

Author: ashutosh97

sampledicts.py

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+# SAMPLE CODE TO UNDERSTAND THE CONCEPT OF DICTIONARIES IN PYTHON
+
+cities = {'CA': 'San Francisco', 'MI': 'Detroit','FL': 'Jacksonville'}
+cities['NY'] = 'New York'
+cities['OR'] = 'Portland'
+def find_city(themap, state):
+  if state in themap:
+    return themap[state]
+  else:
+    return "Not found."
+# ok pay attention!
+
+cities['_find'] = find_city
+
+while True:
+  print "State? (ENTER to quit)",
+  state = raw_input("> ")
+  if not state: break
+
+# this line is the most important ever! study!
+  
+  city_found = cities['_find'](cities, state)
+  print city_found