How can I add new keys to a dictionary?
To add a new key-value pair to a dictionary in Python, you can use the update()
method or simply assign a value to a new key using square brackets []
.
Here's an example:
# Create an empty dictionary
my_dict = {}
# Add a new key-value pair using the update() method
my_dict.update({'name': 'John'})
# Add a new key-value pair using square brackets
my_dict['age'] = 30
print(my_dict) # {'name': 'John', 'age': 30}
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You can also use the update()
method to add multiple key-value pairs at once:
my_dict.update({'name': 'John', 'age': 30, 'city': 'New York'})
print(my_dict) # {'name': 'John', 'age': 30, 'city': 'New York'}