How can I create list from a dictionary?

Question

I'm pretty new to python, and I want to create a list from a dictionary.

If I had a dictionary declared like this:

a = {"e1" : "Hello", "e2" : "Hi"}

I would want to get a list like this:

a = [["e1", "Hello"], ["e2", "Hi"]]

I honestly don't know how I would even start to do this so I don't have any code to help.

Have you done any *research* to help you figure it out on your own? There are *many* online researches. A SO question should *not* be your first stop. — S3DEV, Feb 19 '22 at 19:20

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 19 '22 at 19:09

1

Since you want the keys and values, iterate through a.items()
If you want just the keys: a.keys()
The values: a.values()

a = {"e1" : "Hello", "e2" : "Hi"}

b = []
for key, value in a.items():
    b.append([key, value])

answered Feb 19 '22 at 19:09

Hackerman

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 19 '22 at 19:03

0

You can use a for loop in the dictionary .keys() method like this:

a = {"e1" : "Hello", "e2" : "Hi"}

b = []
for key in a.keys():
    b.append([key, a[keys]])

answered Feb 19 '22 at 19:03

Timmy Diehl

1

Really, `items()` should be used in cases where both are required. – S3DEV Feb 19 '22 at 19:22

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