list data inside dict

Question

user_input = input()
my_dict = {1: ["Agatha", "Christie"], 2: ["Bob", "Dylan"]}
# how to retrieve only Bob Dylan's first name from this dict?

Answer 1

last_name = "Dylan"

for i in my_dict.values():
if i[1] == last_name:
first_name = i[0]
break

print(first_name)

Answer 2

You 1st access the list you want in the dict using the key. This will return the value associated with that key. In this case a list. You can then use the index or other list methods on the list as normal.

lst = my_dict[2]
name = lst[0] # 'Bob's

Or
name = my_dict[2][0]

These are a couple of options there are a few other ways as well, depending on what you need, want.

Answer 3

print(my_dict[2][0]) should work. Or whats the user input for?

Answer 4

Thank you all a lot for your help
PS : input() was for user to input a name.
If the name is in the dict, my program prints the related email, otherwise "Not found".
It's originaléy the challenge "Fuzzy Search" in the Python Core Course.

Answer 5

"If the name is in the dict, my program prints the related email, otherwise "Not found"."

Where is e-mail address? there's no e-mail address in <my_dict>.

Answer 6

Ipang I think he was just using these names as examples for his question