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Asked: May 16, 20262026-05-16T22:46:15+00:00 2026-05-16T22:46:15+00:00

I have a Python dictionary like mydict = {‘name’:’abc’,’city’:’xyz’,’country’,’def’} . How should I check

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I have a Python dictionary like mydict = {'name':'abc','city':'xyz','country','def'}.

How should I check if a key is in the dictionary or not? I know these ways already:

if mydict.has_key('name'):

if 'name' in mydict:

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    2026-05-16T22:46:15+00:00Added an answer on May 16, 2026 at 10:46 pm
    if 'name' in mydict:
    

    is the preferred, pythonic version. Use of has_key() is discouraged, and this method has been removed in Python 3.

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