How to implement Hashmaps in Python

Question

I want to implement a hashmap using python. The hashmap functions should be able to retrieve values from the hashmap created according to key-value pairs where the user enters the key and the output is the value paired along with it.

Can someone please guide me through this, I'm fairly new to python and programming as a whole.

Answer 1

Python dictionary is a built-in type that supports key-value pairs.

streetno = {"1":"Sachine Tendulkar", "2":"Dravid", "3":"Sehwag", "4":"Laxman","5":"Kohli"}

as well as using the dict keyword:

streetno = dict({"1":"Sachine Tendulkar", "2":"Dravid"}) 

or:

streetno = {}
streetno["1"] = "Sachine Tendulkar"