python dictionary add element code example

Example 1: how to add an item to a dictionary in python

a_dictonary = {}
a_dictonary.update({"Key": "Value"})

Example 2: adding one element in dictionary python

mydict = {'score1': 41,'score2': 23}
mydict['score3'] = 45			# using dict[key] = value
print(mydict)

Example 3: add values to dictionary key python

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