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shostelet/one_element_of_list.py

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Get one element (object, dict) within a list if attribute match something
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one_element_of_list.py
mList = [
{
"name": "Alice",
"age": 19,
"slug_name": "alice"
},
{
"name": "Bob",
"age": 20,
"slug_name": "bob"
},
{
"name": "Charles",
"age": 21,
"slug_name": "charles"
},
{
"name": "Alice",
"age": 22,
"slug_name": "alice-1"
}
]
# get the dict within the list matching the searched name
next((user for (index, user) in enumerate(mList) if user['slug_name'] == searched_value), some_default_value)
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