Python – Create Nested Dictionary using given List
Given a list and dictionary, map each element of list with each item of dictionary, forming nested dictionary as value.
Input : test_dict = {‘Gfg’ : 4, ‘best’ : 9}, test_list = [8, 2]
Output : {8: {‘Gfg’: 4}, 2: {‘best’: 9}}
Explanation : Index-wise key-value pairing from list [8] to dict {‘Gfg’ : 4} and so on.Input : test_dict = {‘Gfg’ : 4}, test_list = [8]
Output : {8: {‘Gfg’: 4}}
Explanation : Index-wise key-value pairing from list [8] to dict {‘Gfg’ : 4}.
Method #1 : Using loop + zip()
This is one of the ways in which this task can be performed. In this, we combine both the lists using zip() and loop is used to do iteration of zipped keys and dictionary construction.
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# Python3 code to demonstrate working of # Nested Dictionary with List# Using loop + zip() # initializing dictionary and listtest_dict = {'Gfg' : 4, 'is' : 5, 'best' : 9} test_list = [8, 3, 2] # printing original dictionary and listprint("The original dictionary is : " + str(test_dict))print("The original list is : " + str(test_list)) # using zip() and loop to perform # combining and assignment respectively.res = {}for key, ele in zip(test_list, test_dict.items()): res[key] = dict([ele]) # printing result print("The mapped dictionary : " + str(res)) |
The original dictionary is : {'Gfg': 4, 'is': 5, 'best': 9}
The original list is : [8, 3, 2]
The mapped dictionary : {8: {'Gfg': 4}, 3: {'is': 5}, 2: {'best': 9}}
Method #2 : Using dictionary comprehension + zip()
This is yet another way in which this task can be performed. In this, we perform similar task as above method, but in one liner using dictionary comprehension
Python3
# Python3 code to demonstrate working of # Nested Dictionary with List# Using dictionary comprehension + zip() # initializing dictionary and listtest_dict = {'Gfg' : 4, 'is' : 5, 'best' : 9} test_list = [8, 3, 2] # printing original dictionary and listprint("The original dictionary is : " + str(test_dict))print("The original list is : " + str(test_list)) # zip() and dictionary comprehension mapped in one liner to solveres = {idx: {key : test_dict[key]} for idx, key in zip(test_list, test_dict)} # printing result print("The mapped dictionary : " + str(res)) |
The original dictionary is : {'Gfg': 4, 'is': 5, 'best': 9}
The original list is : [8, 3, 2]
The mapped dictionary : {8: {'Gfg': 4}, 3: {'is': 5}, 2: {'best': 9}}
