python concatenate two dictionaries code example

Example 1: join two dictionaries python

z = {**x, **y}

Example 2: python merge dictionaries

# Python >= 3.5:
def merge_dictionaries(a, b):
   return {**a, **b}
  
# else:
def merge_dictionaries(a, b):
    c = a.copy()   # make a copy of a 
    c.update(b)    # modify keys and values of a with the b ones
    return c

a = { 'x': 1, 'y': 2}
b = { 'y': 3, 'z': 4}
print(merge_dictionaries(a, b)) 		# {'y': 3, 'x': 1, 'z': 4}

Example 3: concatenate two dictionnaries python

d1.update(d2)

Example 4: 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)