A Python dictionary is a fast, versatile way to store and retrieve data by way of a name or even a more complex object type, rather than just an index number.

Marking a first, Python has displaced Java to take the number two ranking in the November 2020 edition of the Tiobe Index of programming language popularity. C held on to the top spot.

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Python entered the top three in Tiobe's popularity index in September, thanks to its use in a growing number of fields. As Tiobe notes, it's often the first language taught at universities and it ...