Accessing elements of Python dictionary by index

Question

Consider a dict like

mydict = {
  \'Apple\': {\'American\':\'16\', \'Mexican\':10, \'Chinese\':5},
  \'Grapes\':{\'Arabian\':\'25\',\'Indian\':\'20\'} }
         


        

Answer 1

You can use dict['Apple'].keys()[0] to get the first key in the Apple dictionary, but there's no guarantee that it will be American. The order of keys in a dictionary can change depending on the contents of the dictionary and the order the keys were added.