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Add Items

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•Adding an item to the dictionary is done by using a new index key and assigning a value to it:
•The update() method will update the dictionary with the items from a given argument.

Adding Items

Adding an item to the dictionary is done by using a new index key and assigning a value to it:

python

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

The update() method will update the dictionary with the items from a given argument. If the item does not exist, the item will be added.

The argument must be a dictionary, or an iterable object with key:value pairs.

python

thisdict =	{
  "brand": "Ford",
  "model": "Mustang",
  "year": 1964
}thisdict.update({"color": 
  "red"})

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