Glossary term
What is dictionary?
In Apex Flow Academy, "dictionary" means: A collection of pairs, where you look up a value by its key. It is written in curly brackets. It is taught in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work. Related terms include index, record, list and parameter and argument. Every Apex Flow Academy course lists the official sources it checked.
- 1 course teaches it
- plain-word definition
The facts
What is dictionary?
A collection of pairs, where you look up a value by its key. It is written in curly brackets.
Where is dictionary taught?
dictionary is defined in Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work.
Which lessons cover dictionary?
These lessons name it in their title or objectives:
- Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work, lesson 3.3: Dictionaries: Look Things Up by Name
- Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work, lesson 3.4: Records: A List of Dictionaries
Which terms are related to dictionary?
Next to dictionary in the course glossaries: index, record, list, parameter and argument, loop, return value, tuple and module.
indexrecordlistparameter and argumentloopreturn valuetuplemodule
The hard questions, answered straight
Bold questions people really ask. Each answer comes from the course data or a settled Academy fact.
Do I need experience before I learn dictionary?
It depends on the course. Each course that teaches it lists its own prerequisites, and all are listed at beginner level:
- Python From Zero: Write Programs That Work: No programming experience is needed.