Python Dictionary items() method

Python Dictionary items() method

The dictionary.items() method in Python returns a view object that displays a list of dictionary's (key, value) tuple pairs.

Syntax

dictionary.items()

Parameter

NA

Return

This method returns a view object, displaying the list of the specified dictionary’s tuple pairs.

Example 1

 # the python program representing
 # the dictionary.items() method
 # initializing the dictionary
 fruits = {
  "banana": "apple",
   "orange": "mango",
   "grapes": 5
 }
 # printing the Dictionary
 print("Dictionary:",fruits)
 # returns a view object that displays a list of a given dictionary's tuple pair
 listItem= fruits.items()
 # printing the list 
 print("The items in the dictionary are:",listItem) 

Output

Dictionary: {'grapes': 5, 'banana': 'apple', 'orange': 'mango'}
The items in the dictionary are: dict_items([('grapes', 5), ('banana', 'apple'), ('orange', 'mango')])

Example 2

 # the python program representing
 # the dictionary.items() method
 # initializing the week dictionary
 week = { 'Monday': 1, 'Tuesday': 2, 'wednesday': 3 ,'Thursday':4,'Friday':5}
 items = week.items()
 print('Original week list:', items)
 # deleting an item from the week dictionary
 del[week['Thursday']]
 # will return the items after deleting the specified item from the dictionary
 print('Updated week list:', items) 

Output

Original week list: dict_items([('Friday', 5), ('wednesday', 3), ('Thursday', 4), ('Tuesday', 2), ('Monday', 1)])
Updated week list: dict_items([('Friday', 5), ('wednesday', 3), ('Tuesday', 2), ('Monday', 1)])