Adding Items
Adding an item to the dictionary is done by using a new index key and assigning a value to it:
Example
thisdict = {
“brand”: “Ford”,
“model”: “Mustang”,
“year”: 1964
}
thisdict[“color”] = “red”
print(thisdict)
Output:
{‘brand’: ‘Ford’, ‘model’: ‘Mustang’, ‘year’: 1964, ‘color’: ‘red’}
Update Dictionary
The update()
method will update the dictionary with the items from a given argument. If the item does not exist, the item will be added.
The argument must be a dictionary, or an iterable object with key:value pairs.
Example
Add a color item to the dictionary by using the update()
method:
thisdict = {
“brand”: “Ford”,
“model”: “Mustang”,
“year”: 1964
}
thisdict.update({“color”: “red”})
Output:
{‘brand’: ‘Ford’, ‘model’: ‘Mustang’, ‘year’: 1964, ‘color’: ‘red’}