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Python Introducing Dictionaries Introducing Dictionaries Creating a Dictionary

Posted by Sam Issermoyer
Sam Issermoyer
4,300 Points

AttributeError: 'dict' object has no attribute 'value'

probably messing something simple up here...

creating_dictionaries.py 
student = {'name':'Sam', 'topic':'python'}
topic = student.value('topic')

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

To get the value associated with a key, use the key as an index with square brackets ("student['topic']").

Jonathan Holder
Jonathan Holder
3,505 Points
Jonathan Holder
Jonathan Holder
3,505 Points

topic = (student['topic'])

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,644 Points

Yes, but you don't need the surrounding parentheses.