how to add items to a dictionary in python code example

Example 1: add new keys to a dictionary python

d = {'key':'value'}
print(d)
# {'key': 'value'}
d['mynewkey'] = 'mynewvalue'
print(d)
# {'mynewkey': 'mynewvalue', 'key': 'value'}

Example 2: how to add an element in dictionary

thisdict =	{
  "brand": "Ford",
  "model": "Mustang",
  "year": 1964
}
thisdict["color"] = "red"
print(thisdict)

Example 3: python3 add dictionary to dictionary

dict_1 = {"1":"a", "2":"b", "3":"c"}
dict_2 = {"4":"d", "5":"e", "6":"f"}

dict_1.update(dict_2) 
print(dict_1)
#Output = {"1":"a", "2":"b", "3":"c", "4":"d", "5":"e", "6":"f"}

Example 4: how to add an item to a dictionary in python

a_dictonary = {}
a_dictonary.update({"Key": "Value"})

Example 5: add value to dictionary python

dict[key] = value

Example 6: adding one element in dictionary python

mydict = {'score1': 41,'score2': 23}
mydict['score3'] = 45			# using dict[key] = value
print(mydict)