18 Answered Questions for the topic dictionary

Dictionary Help Words Synonym

01/26/21

What is that other word for cahoots?

Im drawing a blank and cannot think of that other word for alliance/cahoots. It's something like "Charage"...."Chorad"... "Shorage" something like that. Please help me remember! Lol Not Charades.... more
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Dictionary English Language Grammar

06/19/20

What's the meaning of "flat landscape"? Is there any synonym for it?
For context: Today you will travel to a small hill surrounded by flat landscape.
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06/29/19

Can I delete dictionary entries in Word?
You know how it is: Red sqiggly line under word, looks OK to me, click on "Add to Dictionary" -- sudden realisation, that's NOT how you spell it. Now what? Can I make things right again, or am I... more
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Dictionary Python Merge

06/14/19

How to merge two dictionaries in a single expression?
I have two Python dictionaries, and I want to write a single expression that returns these two dictionaries, merged. The `update()` method would be what I need, if it returned its result instead... more
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Dictionary Python

06/12/19

Check if a given key already exists in a dictionary?
I wanted to test if a key exists in a dictionary before updating the value for the key.I wrote the following code: if 'key1' in dict.keys(): print "blah" else: print "boo"I think... more
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06/11/19

SSRS and maps of route from data?
I have data that has the longitude and latitude values for a point of origin, stops and the return point of origin. I'd like to be able to create a matrix that uses this information from an Excel... more
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Dictionary Python Python 2.7

06/06/19

Iterating over dictionaries using 'for' loops?
I am a bit puzzled by the following code: d = {'x': 1, 'y': 2, 'z': 3} for key in d: print key, 'corresponds to', d[key]What I don't understand is the `key` portion. How does Python... more
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Dictionary Python

06/01/19

Should I use 'has_key()' or 'in' on Python dicts?
I wonder what is better to do: d = {'a': 1, 'b': 2} 'a' in d Trueor: d = {'a': 1, 'b': 2} d.has_key('a') True
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05/27/19

How do I sort a list of dictionaries by a value of the dictionary?
I have a list of dictionaries and want each item to be sorted by a specific property values.Take into consideration the array below, [{'name':'Homer', 'age':39}, {'name':'Bart', 'age':10}]When... more
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05/24/19

Create a dictionary with list comprehension in Python?
I like the Python list comprehension syntax.Can it be used to create dictionaries too? For example, by iterating over pairs of keys and values: mydict = {(k,v) for (k,v) in blah blah blah} #... more
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Dictionary Python Pop Del

05/04/19

Delete an element from a dictionary?
Is there a way to delete an item from a dictionary in Python?Additionally, how can I delete an item from a dictionary to return a copy (i.e., not modifying the original)?
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Dictionary Python Sorting

04/27/19

How can I sort a dictionary by key?
What would be a nice way to go from `{2:3, 1:89, 4:5, 3:0}` to `{1:89, 2:3, 3:0, 4:5}`? I checked some posts but they all use the "sorted" operator that returns tuples.
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04/19/19

Are there any equivalent of oxforddictionaries.com/definition/ in Arabic?
I am looking for a website that is equivalent of https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/goIn oxforddictionaries, you see it gives all of the meanings of a word with example sentencesAre there... more
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Dictionary Python List

04/16/19

Convert two lists into a dictionary in Python?
Imagine that you have: keys = ['name', 'age', 'food'] values = ['Monty', 42, 'spam']What is the simplest way to produce the following dictionary? a_dict = {'name' : 'Monty', 'age' : 42,... more
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Dictionary Python Unset

04/05/19

How to remove a key from a Python dictionary?
When trying to delete a key from a dictionary, I write: if 'key' in myDict: del myDict['key']Is there a one line way of doing this?
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Dictionary Arabic

03/27/19

Any suggestion for Classical Arabic language online dictionary or PDF?
Can anybody suggest me the websites or PDFs from where I can get the meaning and etymology of Classical Arabic terms or any online dictionary of Classical Arabic language or any PDF of that... more
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Dictionary Proofreading

03/27/19

What does "(ph)" mean when written after a transcribed word?
In the block quote below I've added an excerpt from an interview transcript with the author of "The First Norton Anthology of World Religions." The transcript has different words for God and "(ph)"... more
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Dictionary Python

03/18/19

Add new keys to a dictionary?
Is it possible to add a key to a Python dictionary after it has been created? It doesn't seem to have an `.add()` method.
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