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Python Introducing Dictionaries Iterating and Packing with Dictionaries Recap of Iterating and Packing with Dictionaries

Frances Angulo
Frances Angulo
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Posted by Frances Angulo
Frances Angulo
5,311 Points

for key in student: print(key) should work

for key in student: print(key)

should work for this problem, why is it forcing a method? items clearly isn't appropriate but I'm not sure what else should be required to get the result

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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
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Steven Parker
Steven Parker
229,744 Points

You're right, as a shorthand you can iterate directly on the dictionary to get the keys. But the quiz question wants you to plug in the name of the method that will also return just the keys from the dictionary.