python add key value pair to dict 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: python dictionary add key-value pair

dict = {'key1':'value_one', 'key2':'value_two'}  
dict['key3'] = 'value_three'

Example 3: add values to dictionary key python

key = "somekey"
a.setdefault(key, [])
a[key].append(2)