python concatenate dictionaries code example

Example 1: join two dictionaries python

z = {**x, **y}

Example 2: python merge two dictionaries in a single expression

z = {**x, **y}  #python 3.5 and above

z = x | y    #python 3.9+ ONLY

def merge_two_dicts(x, y): # python 3.4 or lower
      z = x.copy()   # start with x's keys and values
      z.update(y)    # modifies z with y's keys and values & returns None
      return z

Example 3: concate all value dict

sum(test.values(), [])

Example 4: python merge dictionaries

dict1 = {'color': 'blue', 'shape': 'square'}
dict2 = {'color': 'red', 'edges': 4}

dict1.update(dict2) #if a key exists in both, it takes the value of the second dict
# dict1 = {'color': 'red', 'shape': 'square', 'edges': 4}
# dict2 is left unchanged

Example 5: concatenate two dictionnaries python

d1.update(d2)

Example 6: python concatenate dictionaries

# list_of_dictionaries contains a generic number of dictionaries
# having the same type of keys (str, int etc.) and type of values
global_dict = {}

for single_dict in list_of_dictionaries:
    global_dict.update(single_dict)