merging two python dictionaries

Question

[t86dan]

I have two dictionaries with same keys but different values and I want to concatenate the values into a single dictionary like this:

INPUT

dict_1 = {0: 0.001469768840129216, 1: 0.004734336468720571, 2: -0.005826401939721929, 3: -0.02846783060538032, 4: 0.008589455025104595, 5: -0.0005503362650310596}

dict_2 = {0: 0.355343768840129216, 1: 0.678679878468720571, 2: -0.045776401939778954, 3: -0.67476463060538032, 4: 0.646746674675123533, 5: -0.3562346762650313643}

I want the output to look something like this

OUTPUT

dict_3 = {0: array([0.001469768840129216, 0.355343768840129216]), 1: array([0.004734336468720571, 0.678679878468720571]), 2: array([-0.005826401939721929,  -0.045776401939778954]), 3: array([-0.02846783060538032, -0.67476463060538032]), 4: array([0.008589455025104595,  0.646746674675123533]), 5: array([-0.0005503362650310596,  -0.3562346762650313643])}

[Ram]

Hi,

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[Ram]

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Answer 1

[goodez]

Since they have the same keys, this would work:

dict_3={}
for i in dict_1:
    dict_3[i]=[dict_1[i], dict_2[i]]

[Ram]

If it's just a loop you need, why not

d3 = [ d1[i], d2[i] ] for i in 1:d1.length() #not sure if dict.length() is a thing in python

or something like that? I'm pretty sure there are more functions that could do this, but comprehensions are more python-y than loops, no?

[goodez]

I use loops all the time in python. I just find comprehensions harder to read personally. In any case, I know mine works.

As an aside, when I start worrying about being "pythonic", I don't even want to code anymore. Like why can't I just write something that works and is clear?

[Ram]

Whatever works for you, my friend. Programming languages give you the freedom to implement problem solving logic the way you see fit, so there is no "correct answer" as such. My thought process is: given that OP wants to use Python exclusively, why not go all in on how Python-y the solution is?

I am not a Python programmer, but I don't think comprehensions are challenging to read (to a certain limit). There are people that write comprehensions so crazy that the line starts looking like Perl, but the example above is fairly basic, I think.