I'm trying to access a dictionary by using a variable that I've set previously.
myvar1 = 1
mydict = {'1': ['apple', 20, 80, 40],
'2': ['orange', 81, 400, 100]}
myvar2 = mydict[myvar1][0]
print(myvar2)
This gives me KeyError: 1
I've also tried
myvar2 = mydict['myvar1'][0]
This gives me KeyError: 'myvar1'
Clearly I am missing something basic.
myvar1 is an integer and mydict uses strings as keys. Either change myvar1 to be a string or change the dictionary to use integers as keys.
myvar1 = 1
mydict = {1: ['apple', 20, 80, 40],
2: ['orange', 81, 400, 100]}
Try:
myvar1 = '1'
in your first statement. The 1 you're using is an integer, and not a character as in '1':
In [1]: 1=='1'
Out[1]: False
In [2]: str(1)=='1'
Out[2]: True
myvar1 = 1
mydict = {1: ['apple', 20, 80, 40],
2: ['orange', 81, 400, 100]}
myvar2 = mydict[myvar1][0]
print(myvar2)
First of all, your "keys" in mydict was strings and not integers while myvar = 1 is a integer so you need to keep the keys as integers as well for comparison. Unify your variable standards!
mydict[myvar1][0] is accessing the 0th element in the list, "apple". It isn't a dictionary key.