how to add a value to a key in dictionary code example

Example 1: how to add an element in dictionary

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

Example 2: add values to dictionary key python

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