Last updated: Nov 08, 2023

Check if a Value Already Exists in a List of Dictionary Objects in Python

Sometimes, you may come across scenarios where you need to check whether a specific value exists within a list of dictionary objects. In this tutorial, we will show you how to determine if a value is present in a list of dictionary objects in Python.

Here is an example code in which we want to check if a specific value, such as "sam@tutorialsbuddy.com", exists in the "email" key of any of these dictionaries:

customer =[
    {
        "firstname": "Danny",
        "email": "dan@tutorialsbuddy.com"
    },
    {
        "firstname": "Sam",
        "email": "sam@tutorialsbuddy.com"
    },
    {
        "firstname": "Peter",
        "email": "pet@tutorialsbuddy.com"
    }
]

result = any(c['email'] == 'sam@tutorialsbuddy.com' for c in customer)

if result:
    print("Email sam@tutorialsbuddy.com exists!")
else:
    print('Email sam@tutorialsbuddy.com does not exist!')

The output of the above code is as follows:

Email sam@tutorialsbuddy.com exists!