how to print the key from the dictionary where the values of the dictionary is list in python

Question

How to print the key of the dictionary with the value matches to the value provided

dict1 = {'A': ['1', '2'],'B': ['3', '4']}
val = ['1', '2']
for k, v in dict1.items():
    if v == val:
        print(k)

expected output : 'A'

Already answered [here](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/8023306/get-key-by-value-in-dictionary) — Aven Desta, Jan 05 '21 at 16:58

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 05 '21 at 17:04

The error in your code is that you did not add the ending ' for the string when you set the key 'B', and running through the rest of your code, it seems fine. For reference:

dict1 = {'A': ['1', '2'],'B': ['3', '4']}
val = ['1', '2']
for k, v in dict1.items():
    if v == val:
        print(k)

how to print the key from the dictionary where the values of the dictionary is list in python

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