Retrieve value by key from dict in Python

Question

Guys is there any way so that I can retrieve status value with mylist['status']

mylist = {
   "results" : [
      {
         "address_components" : [
            {
               "long_name" : "Winnetka",
               "short_name" : "Winnetka",
               "types" : [ "locality", "political" ]
            },
         ],

   ],
   "status" : "OK"
}

Welcome to SO! Please correct your code. You have not provided valid python, so we cannot see how your data is structured. Also, please read: **[mcve]** — jpp, Feb 20 '18 at 10:24
You gave the name `mylist` to something that isn't a list. Prepare to get hurt in code review. — RemcoGerlich, Feb 20 '18 at 10:31
Im pretty sure of my_list and its type print (type(my_list)) # print(my_list['status']) #TypeError: list indices must be integers or slices, not str — Von ClauseWitz, Feb 20 '18 at 10:37
@VonClauseWitz Then the content of `myList` is __not__ what you paste here. What we’re seeing here is `myList` being a dictionary. We can't help further if what you’re asking is not the problem you’re having. — 301_Moved_Permanently, Feb 20 '18 at 10:48

Ami Hollander · Answer 1 · 2018-02-20T10:34:25.233

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Correct your code as follow (missing close parenthesis })

mylist = {
   "results" : [
      {
         "address_components" : [
            {
               "long_name" : "Winnetka",
               "short_name" : "Winnetka",
               "types" : [ "locality", "political" ]
            },
         ],
      }
   ],
   "status" : "OK"
}

and afterwords you can call mylist['status']

> mylist['status'] 
OK

edited Feb 20 '18 at 10:34

answered Feb 20 '18 at 10:26

Ami Hollander

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I did that but I got this error TypeError: list indices must be integers or slices, not str – Von ClauseWitz Feb 20 '18 at 10:32
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I think you forgot to fix the error in the answer…? ^_^" The closing brace should go between the two closing square brackets. – poke Feb 20 '18 at 10:33
@poke right, i've copy-paste wrong, sorry – Ami Hollander Feb 20 '18 at 10:35

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 20 '18 at 10:31

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I've reformatted your code below so it may make more sense to you:

mylist = {"results" : [{"address_components" : [{"long_name" : "Winnetka",
                                                 "short_name" : "Winnetka",
                                                 "types" : ["locality", "political"]}]}],
          "status" : "OK"}

mylist['status']  # 'OK'

answered Feb 20 '18 at 10:31

jpp

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I did that but I got this error TypeError: list indices must be integers or slices, not str – Von ClauseWitz Feb 20 '18 at 10:33
are you copying my exact code? – jpp Feb 20 '18 at 10:37
Im not copying past into the console ,cause that works I have the list coming from gmap python library and its type(mylist) == but mylist['status'] produces that error !!!!!!! – Von ClauseWitz Feb 20 '18 at 10:41
sorry, can't help further without a [mcve]. – jpp Feb 20 '18 at 10:42

Retrieve value by key from dict in Python

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