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7.3.1 Dictionary Objects

PyDictObject

This subtype of PyObject represents a Python dictionary object.

PyTypeObject PyDict_Type

This instance of PyTypeObject represents the Python dictionary type. This is exposed to Python programs as types.DictType and types.DictionaryType.

int PyDict_Check (PyObject *p)

Returns true if its argument is a PyDictObject.

PyObject* PyDict_New ()

Return value: New reference.

Returns a new empty dictionary, or NULL on failure.

void PyDict_Clear (PyObject *p)

Empties an existing dictionary of all key/value pairs.

int PyDict_SetItem (PyObject *p, PyObject *key, PyObject *val)

Inserts value into the dictionary with a key of key. key must be hashable; if it isn't, TypeError will be raised.

int PyDict_SetItemString (PyObject *p, char *key, PyObject *val)

Inserts value into the dictionary using key as a key. key should be a char*. The key object is created using PyString_FromString(key).

int PyDict_DelItem (PyObject *p, PyObject *key)

Removes the entry in dictionary p with key key. key must be hashable; if it isn't, TypeError is raised.

int PyDict_DelItemString (PyObject *p, char *key)

Removes the entry in dictionary p which has a key specified by the string key.

PyObject* PyDict_GetItem (PyObject *p, PyObject *key)

Return value: Borrowed reference.

Returns the object from dictionary p which has a key key. Returns NULL if the key key is not present, but without setting an exception.

PyObject* PyDict_GetItemString (PyObject *p, char *key)

Return value: Borrowed reference.

This is the same as PyDict_GetItem(), but key is specified as a char*, rather than a PyObject*.

PyObject* PyDict_Items (PyObject *p)

Return value: New reference.

Returns a PyListObject containing all the items from the dictionary, as in the dictinoary method items() (see the Python Library Reference).

PyObject* PyDict_Keys (PyObject *p)

Return value: New reference.

Returns a PyListObject containing all the keys from the dictionary, as in the dictionary method keys() (see the Python Library Reference).

PyObject* PyDict_Values (PyObject *p)

Return value: New reference.

Returns a PyListObject containing all the values from the dictionary p, as in the dictionary method values() (see the Python Library Reference).

int PyDict_Size (PyObject *p)

Returns the number of items in the dictionary. This is equivalent to "len(p)" on a dictionary.

int PyDict_Next (PyDictObject *p, int ppos, PyObject **pkey, PyObject **pvalue)

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