is hash map data structure available in Python?

[grbgooglefan]

Hi,
I have a situation that I need to search a name in a big list of names
in my Python embedded interpreter. I am planning to use hash map for
quicker search.
How do I create hash map in Python?
Can you please guide me to some documentation or tutorial which
provides information on creating, editing, searching through hash map
in Python?
Thanks.

 

[Diez B. Roggisch]

Hi,
I have a situation that I need to search a name in a big list of names
in my Python embedded interpreter. I am planning to use hash map for
quicker search.
How do I create hash map in Python?
Can you please guide me to some documentation or tutorial which
provides information on creating, editing, searching through hash map
in Python?

http://docs.python.org/tut/node7.html#SECTION007500000000000000000

Diez

 

[sturlamolden]

How do I create hash map in Python?

Python dictionaries are the fastest hash maps known to man.

If you need persistent storage of your hash map, consider module bsddb
or dbhash.

 

[Terry Reedy]

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| > How do I create hash map in Python?
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| Python dictionaries are the fastest hash maps known to man.

If you only have keys (the names) and no values attached to them, then use
a set.

 

[7stud]

Hi,
I have a situation that I need to search a name in a big list of names
in my Python embedded interpreter. I am planning to use hash map for
quicker search.
How do I create hash map in Python?
Can you please guide me to some documentation or tutorial which
provides information on creating, editing, searching through hash map
in Python?
Thanks.

#creating:
my_dict = {'a':1, 'b':2, 'c':3}

#editing:
my_dict['a'] = 10

#searching:
result = my_dict.get('a', None)
print result //10

result = my_dict.get('f', None)
print result //None