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This is literally above the fold[1]. The Python website linked is actually pretty good, what a dumb click-baity blog post. I'll probably get downvoted by the "I use ChatGPT daily and it 15x'ed my productivity" crowd, but every time I have this debate, I get zero salient examples.

[1] https://imgur.com/a/KFJ9DrB

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The index was on page 2 on the authors screen, you probably have a bigger screen.

But even if you click the link in the index, then you still need to scroll down two to three pages to get to the actual answer:

    for key in a_dict:
         print(key, '->', a_dict[key])

I don't know about you, but I think that an article title "How to Iterate Through a Dictionary in Python" should maybe start with that snippet, instead of first explaining over 9 pages:

- "What dictionaries are, as well as some of their main features and implementation details"

- "How to iterate through a dictionary in Python by using the basic tools the language offers"

- "What kind of real-world tasks you can perform by iterating through a dictionary in Python"

- "How to use some more advanced techniques and strategies to iterate through a dictionary in Python"

Yes, if you spend 30 minutes reading the article, you will know how to iterate over dictionaries afterwards. But if you asked a human being, they would just say "for key in dict:".

Edit: I tried sending the query "How to Iterate Through a Dictionary in Python" to ChatGPT, and it immediately shows relevant code samples that exactly answer the question, without pages of pointless filler: https://imgur.com/a/CenZFl0

There's no arguing that the ChatGPT answer is a million times better.

While search results have degraded OP certainly picked a bad example.

Yep bad example indeed. BTW, does imgur allow linking images directly anymore? Your link opened a page with your tiny screenshot at top and some random image for rest of the page and it was very confusing.

This post may contain erotic or adult imagery. By continuing, you acknowledge that you are 18+ years of age.

I am declining your promise of erotic imagery but thanks for thinking of me.

That's a boilerplate disclaimer. There's nothing in the image other than a screenshot of a webpage showing only text.

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