Python – Assign list items to Dictionary

Sometimes, while working with Python dictionaries, we can have a problem in which we need to assign list elements as a new key in dictionary. This task can occur in web development domain. Lets discuss certain ways in which this task can be performed.

Method #1 : Using zip() + loop
The combination of above functions can be used to solve this problem. In this, we combine list elements with dictionary using zip() and loop is used to combine iteration logic.

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# Python3 code to demonstrate working of 
# Assign list items to Dictionary
# Using zip() + loop
  
# initializing list
test_list = [{'Gfg' :  1, 'id' : 2 }, 
             {'Gfg' :  4, 'id' : 4 }]
  
# printing original list
print("The original list is : " + str(test_list))
  
# initializing key 
new_key = 'best'
  
# initializing list 
add_list = [12, 2]
  
# Assign list items to Dictionary
# Using zip() + loop
res = []
for sub, val in zip(test_list, add_list):
    sub[new_key] = val
    res.append(sub)
      
# printing result 
print("The modified dictionary : " + str(res)) 

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The original list is : [{‘Gfg’: 1, ‘id’: 2}, {‘Gfg’: 4, ‘id’: 4}]

The modified dictionary : [{‘best’: 12, ‘Gfg’: 1, ‘id’: 2}, {‘best’: 2, ‘Gfg’: 4, ‘id’: 4}]





 




Method #2 : Using list comprehension + zip()

The combination of above functions can be used to solve this problem. In this, we perform the iteration of elements using list comprehension and hence a shorthand.











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# Python3 code to demonstrate working of  


# Assign list items to Dictionary 


# Using list comprehension + zip() 


  


# initializing list 


test_list = [{'Gfg' :  1, 'id' : 2 },  


             {'Gfg' :  4, 'id' : 4 }] 


  


# printing original list 


print("The original list is : " + str(test_list)) 


  


# initializing key  


new_key = 'best'


  


# initializing list  


add_list = [12, 2] 


  


# Assign list items to Dictionary 


# Using list comprehension + zip() 


res = [{**sub, new_key : ele} for sub, ele in zip(test_list, add_list)] 


  


# printing result  


print("The modified dictionary : " + str(res))  



















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The original list is : [{‘Gfg’: 1, ‘id’: 2}, {‘Gfg’: 4, ‘id’: 4}]

The modified dictionary : [{‘best’: 12, ‘Gfg’: 1, ‘id’: 2}, {‘best’: 2, ‘Gfg’: 4, ‘id’: 4}]








    

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