How to know key exists in Python?
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import os
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Answer
Check If Key Exists using the Inbuilt method keys()
def checkKey(dic, key):
    if key in dic.keys():
        print("Present, ", end =" ")
        print("value =", dic[key])
    else:
        print("Not present")
         
# Driver Code
dic = {'a': 100, 'b':200, 'c':300}
key = 'b'
checkKey(dic, key)
 
key = 'w'
checkKey(dic, key)
Output: Present, value = 200 Not present
Check If Key Exists using if and in
def checkKey(dic, key):
     
    if key in dic:
        print("Present, ", end =" ")
        print("value =", dic[key])
    else:
        print("Not present")
 
# Driver Code
dic = {'a': 100, 'b':200, 'c':300}
key = 'b'
checkKey(dic, key)
 
key = 'w'
checkKey(dic, key)
Output: Present, value = 200 Not present
Check If Key Exists using has_key() method
def checkKey(dic, key):
     
    if dic.has_key(key):
        print("Present, value =", dic[key])
    else:
        print("Not present")
 
# Driver Function
dic = {'a': 100, 'b':200, 'c':300}
key = 'b'
checkKey(dic, key)
 
key = 'w'
checkKey(dic, key)
Output: Present, value = 200 Not present
Check If Key Exists using get()
dic = {'a': 100, 'b':200, 'c':300}
 
# cheack if "b" is none or not.
if dic.get('b') == None:
  print("Not Present")
else:
  print("Present")
Output: Present