python find dict in list of dict by id
>>> dicts = [ { "name": "Tom", "age": 10 }, { "name": "Mark", "age": 5 }, { "name": "Pam", "age": 7 }, { "name": "Dick", "age": 12 } ] >>> next(item for item in dicts if item["name"] == "Pam") {'age': 7, 'name': 'Pam'} # WITH DEFAULT VALUE TO None if None next((item for item in dicts if item["name"] == "pam"), None)