python – How to test if a dictionary contains a specific key?

The Question :

x = {'a' : 1, 'b' : 2}
if (x.contains_key('a')):
    ....

• The tutorial is your friend.
• @Steven – I believe duplicates are helpful, because they make this question easier to find. I did search before I posted, and didn’t find what I’m looking for.
• @ripper234: This closed question will indeed make it easier for future searches to find the answered question, but that doesn’t make the question all that valuable in and of itself.
• @Steven – “all that valuable” – valuable enough not to get -1 votes, even if not valuable enough for +1. That’s just IMHO of course, you’re free to vote as you wish 🙂
• @StevenRumbalski “you didn’t search hard enough” — why do you want to make people search harder? I vote for easier searching over harder searching every time.

The Answer 1

'a' in x