Python 3 reference · Dictionary Methods

Python Dictionary values() Method

Return a live view of the dictionary's values, for looping or for functions such as sum() and max().

Syntax

dict.values()

A dict_values view.

Aggregate valuesTry it yourself

stock = {"apples": 5, "pears": 3}
print(sum(stock.values()), max(stock.values()))

Output

8 5

Find keys by valueTry it yourself

ages = {"Ada": 36, "Linus": 28}
print(36 in ages.values())
print([n for n, a in ages.items() if a == 36])

Output

True
['Ada']

Version	Change
Python 3.0	Added

dict.keys() · Return a live view of the dictionary's keys. Supports len(), in and set operations such as & and |.
dict.items() · Return a live view of the dictionary's (key, value) pairs, used to loop over keys and values together.
Python Dictionaries · tutorial