Python – Test Record existence in Dictionary

Last Updated : 03 Jun, 2021

Sometimes while working with pool of records, we can have problem in which we need to check the presence of particular value of a key for existence. This can have application in many domains such as day-day programming or web development. Lets discuss certain ways in which this task can be performed.
Method #1 : Using any() + generator expression
The combination of above functions can be used to perform this task. In this, we simply test for all elements using any(), iterated using generator expression.

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# Python3 code to demonstrate working of
# Test Record existence in Dictionary
# Using any() + generator expression
 
# initializing list
test_list = [{ 'name' : 'Nikhil', 'age' : 22},
             { 'name' : 'Akshat', 'age' : 23},
             { 'name' : 'Akash', 'age' : 23}]
 
 
# printing original list
print("The original list is : " + str(test_list))
 
# initializing key and value
test_key = 'name'
test_val = 'Nikhil'
 
# Test Record existence in Dictionary
# Using any() + generator expression
res = any(sub[test_key] == test_val for sub in test_list)
 
# printing result
print("Does key value contain in dictionary list : " + str(res))

Output :

The original list is : [{‘name’: ‘Nikhil’, ‘age’: 22}, {‘name’: ‘Akshat’, ‘age’: 23}, {‘name’: ‘Akash’, ‘age’: 23}]
Does key value contain in dictionary list : True

Method #2 : Using filter() + lambda
The combination of above functions can be used to perform this task. In this, we check for all values using filter and iteration using lambda function.

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# Python3 code to demonstrate working of
# Test Record existence in Dictionary
# Using filter() + lambda
 
# initializing list
test_list = [{ 'name' : 'Nikhil', 'age' : 22},
             { 'name' : 'Akshat', 'age' : 23},
             { 'name' : 'Akash', 'age' : 23}]
 
 
# printing original list
print("The original list is : " + str(test_list))
 
# initializing key and value
test_key = 'name'
test_val = 'Nikhil'
 
# Test Record existence in Dictionary
# Using filter() + lambda
res = filter(lambda sub: test_val in sub.values(), test_list)
if len(list(res)):
    res = True
else :
    res = False
 
# printing result
print("Does key value contain in dictionary list : " + str(res))

Output :

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