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Introduction to Python(ihor)
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Introduction to Python(ihor)

Introduction to Python(ihor)

1. First Acquaintance with Python
2. Variables and Types in Python
3. Conditional Statements in Python
4. Other Data Types in Python
5. Loops in Python
6. Functions in Python

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Modifying Functions in Python

Reconsider the example with the country information. If the provided name parameter isn't found in the dataset, a missing key error will occur. However, this situation can be easily handled by implementing conditional statements.

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# Data countries_dict = {'USA': (9629091, 331002651), 'Canada': (9984670, 37742154), 'Germany': (357114, 83783942), 'Brazil': (8515767, 212559417), 'India': (3166391, 1380004385)} # Modify our function def country_information_mod(dict, name): if name not in dict.keys(): print("There is no information about", name) else: print("Country:", name) print("Area:", dict[name][0], 'sq km') print("Population:", round(dict[name][1]/1000000, 2), 'mln') # Testing the function country_information_mod(countries_dict, "USA") country_information_mod(countries_dict, "Ukraine")
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The dict.keys() method returns a view of all the dictionary keys. It's used here to check if the provided name exists among the keys. The message is more user-friendly and doesn't stop our program.

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What happens when a key is not found in the dictionary in the provided function?

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