accessing dictonary keys thru values

[rhitam30111985]

hi every1
i am an newbie python programmer.. i need to know how do i access a key when given the value in an associative array ? ie.. eg .. in a telephone directory stored as a dictionary..
if a enter a telephone number i should get the name corresponding to it.

[bvdet]

hi every1
i am an newbie python programmer.. i need to know how do i access a key when given the value in an associative array ? ie.. eg .. in a telephone directory stored as a dictionary..
if a enter a telephone number i should get the name corresponding to it.

Try this:

value = '[phone]'
key = dd.keys()[dd.values().index(value)]

Lists are ordered objects. I believe the list object dd.values() will be ordered the same as dd.keys().

[rhitam30111985]

Try this:

value = '[phone]'
key = dd.keys()[dd.values().index(value)]

Lists are ordered objects. I believe the list object dd.values() will be ordered the same as dd.keys().

hi bvdet,
thanks a lot.. code works..