i am trying to search a large Python dictionary for a matching value. The results would need to be structured into a new dictionary with the same structure. Thanks.
The structure is like this { Key : [{'item':value,'item2':value,' item3':value,'item4':value,'item5':value','item6':value,'item7':value,'item8':value,'item9':value}], Key2 : [{'item':value,'item2':value,'item3':value,'item4':value,'item5':value','item6':value,'item7':value,'item8':value,'item9':value}], Key3 : [{'item':value,'item2':value,'item3':value,'item4':value,'item5':value','item6':value,'item7':value,'item8':value,'item9':value}] } On Sep 22, 7:16 pm, Dave Angel <da...@ieee.org> wrote: > Support Desk wrote: > > I need help searching a large python dictionary. The dictionary is setup > > like so > > > Key[{'item':value,'item2':value,'item3':value,'item4':value,'item5':value','item6':value,'item7':value,'item8':value,'item9':value}] > > > Key2[{'item':value,'item2':value,'item3':value,'item4':value,'item5':value','item6':value,'item7':value,'item8':value,'item9':value}] > > > Key3[{'item':value,'item2':value,'item3':value,'item4':value,'item5':value','item6':value,'item7':value,'item8':value,'item9':value}] > > > What would be the best way to search for a specific value of item1 and add > > all the results to a new dictionary? Thanks > > With all the messages I've seen so far on this thread, all you've > managed to do is confuse it further. I suggest you start over (new > thread) with a legal program defining a single dictionary (with real > values for Key, Key2, and value, and without extra quote marks which > make it fail to compile even if we guess what you're doing with the > three keys). I suggest that at least some relevant parts of the data > should not be all identical, so we can tell what's important. > > Use copy & paste from working code. > > Then given a real dictionary, describe what you really want to search > for, and what acceptable results would be. > > And also specify the programming language, version, and OS environment. > > Thanks. > DaveA -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list