How do I get the values of a parsed query string in python?

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querystring = cgi.parse_qs(decrypted_qs)

self.response.out.write(querystring) #output: {'param2': ['v2'], 'param1': ['v1']}

self.response.out.write(querystring.param2) #AttributeError: 'dict' object has no attribute 'param2'

The original dict: {'param1': 'v1', 'param2': 'v2'}

So why isn't the second one working, what's the right way to access the values?

I'm running Python 2.5.2 on App Engine.

Aaron Dufour · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-13 23:43:46Z

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Python dicts don't work like JavaScript dicts. You need to use it the same way you access elements in a list:

querystring['param2']

answered Nov 13, 2011 at 23:43

Aaron Dufour

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Chad Over a year ago

Oh well that was fast. How'd I miss that? :P

Nick Johnson · Accepted Answer · 2011-11-14 04:23:03Z

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Don't attempt to extract query string parameters yourself in the first place - use your framework. If you're using webapp, you can access query string parameters through the dict self.request.GET.

answered Nov 14, 2011 at 4:23

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Nick Johnson Over a year ago

@Wooble I'll leave mine, since it's impossible to tell that from the question, and others may arrive here with the same query.

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