REST APIs with Flask and Python - Dictionaries

The video tutorial introduces Python dictionaries, explaining their purpose and how they differ from other data structures like lists, sets, and tuples. It covers creating dictionaries, accessing and modifying elements, and using lists of dictionaries for more complex data representation. The tutorial also demonstrates iterating over dictionaries and checking for keys, providing practical examples throughout.

What is the primary purpose of dictionaries in Python?

How can you access a value in a dictionary using its key?

What happens if you try to access a dictionary using an index instead of a key?

Explain how to add a new key-value pair to an existing dictionary.

What is a list of dictionaries, and how is it useful?

Describe how to iterate over a dictionary in Python.

How can you check if a specific key exists in a dictionary?