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# Python dictionary fromkeys() method

## Description:

This method creates a new dictionary with keys from seq and values set to value.

## Syntax:

    dict.fromkeys(seq[, value]))

## Parameters:

Here is the detail of parameters:

- seq: This is the list of values which would be used for dictionary keys preparation.

- value: This is option, if provided then value would be set to this value.

## Example:

    #!/usr/bin/python

    seq = ('name', 'age', 'sex')

    dict = dict.fromkeys(seq)
    print "New Dictinary : %s" %  str(dict)

    dict = dict.fromkeys(seq, 10)
    print "New Dictinary : %s" %  str(dict)

This produces following result:

    New Dictinary : {'age': None, 'name': None, 'sex': None}
    New Dictinary : {'age': 10, 'name': 10, 'sex': 10}

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