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Python » Dictionary » Dictionary Key   Use variable as a key   table = {'Python':  'Guido van Rossum',           'Perl':    'Larry Wall',           'Tcl':     'John Ousterhout' } language = 'Python' creator  = table[language] print creator                          Related examples in the same category 1. Dictionary: create a new list of keys 2. For loop through the dictionary keys 3. Dictionary: The keys, values, and items Functions 4. Sorting Keys: for Loops 5. Dictionary Keys Are Case-Sensitive