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Estivales/search_list_of_dict.py

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How to find a value in a list of python dictionaries
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search_list_of_dict.py
list_of_dict = [{"name": "Douglas", "surname": "Estivales"},
{"name": "Bruce", "surname": "Silva"},
{"name": "Joaquim", "surname": "Teixeira"},
{"name": "Mohammed", "surname": "Lee"}]
search_for_name = "Douglas"
result = next((l for l in list_of_dict if l['name'] == search_for_name), None)
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