change key of a dict python code example
Example 1: modify dict key name python
a_dict[new_key] = a_dict.pop(old_key)
Example 2: change key of dictionary python
>>> dictionary = { 1: 'one', 2:'two', 3:'three' }
>>> dictionary['ONE'] = dictionary.pop(1)
>>> dictionary
{2: 'two', 3: 'three', 'ONE': 'one'}
>>> dictionary['ONE'] = dictionary.pop(1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<input>", line 1, in <module>
KeyError: 1