Python – Group Similar items to Dictionary Values List

Given a list of elements, perform grouping of similar elements, as different key-value list in dictionary.

Input : test_list = [4, 6, 6, 4, 2, 2, 4, 8, 5, 8]
Output : {4: [4, 4, 4], 6: [6, 6], 2: [2, 2], 8: [8, 8], 5: [5]}
Explanation : Similar items grouped together on occurrences.

Input : test_list = [7, 7, 7, 7]
Output : {7 : [7, 7, 7, 7]}
Explanation : Similar items grouped together on occurrences.

Method #1 : Using defaultdict() + loop

This is one of the ways in which this task can be performed. In this, we construct a defaultdict() with default list and keep appending similar values into similar list.



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# Python3 code to demonstrate working of 
# Group Similar items to Dictionary Values List
# Using defaultdict + loop
from collections import defaultdict
  
# initializing list
test_list = [4, 6, 6, 4, 2, 2, 4, 4, 8, 5, 8]
  
# printing original list
print("The original list : " + str(test_list))
  
# using defaultdict for default list 
res = defaultdict(list)
for ele in test_list:
      
    # appending Similar values
    res[ele].append(ele)
  
# printing result 
print("Similar grouped dictionary : " + str(dict(res)))

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The original list : [4, 6, 6, 4, 2, 2, 4, 4, 8, 5, 8]
Similar grouped dictionary : {4: [4, 4, 4, 4], 6: [6, 6], 2: [2, 2], 8: [8, 8], 5: [5]}






Method #2 : Using dictionary comprehension + Counter()


This is yet another way in which this task can be performed. In this, we extract frequency using Counter() and then repeat occurrences using multiplication.




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# Python3 code to demonstrate working of  


# Group Similar items to Dictionary Values List 


# Using dictionary comprehension + Counter() 


from collections import Counter 


  


# initializing list 


test_list = [4, 6, 6, 4, 2, 2, 4, 4, 8, 5, 8] 


  


# printing original list 


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


  


# using * operator to perform multiplication 


res = {key : [key] * val for key, val in Counter(test_list).items()} 


  


# printing result  


print("Similar grouped dictionary : " + str(res)) 



















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The original list : [4, 6, 6, 4, 2, 2, 4, 4, 8, 5, 8]
Similar grouped dictionary : {4: [4, 4, 4, 4], 6: [6, 6], 2: [2, 2], 8: [8, 8], 5: [5]}








    

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