this should work
def find_value(value, lst):
for obj in lst:
if value in obj.values():
return obj
>> find_value("aaa", my_lst)
Vince
On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 9:55 AM, <davidwil...@safe-mail.net> wrote:
> hello,
> please excuse me, but i would like to understand how dictionaris work.
>
> for example:
> >>> my_lst = [{'code': 'aaa', 'name': 'a name'}, {'code': 'bbb', 'name': 'b
> name'}]
> >>> my_code = 'aaa'
>
>
> from the above i would like to compare my_code and return the dictionary
> which has code == my_code
>
> dave
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