Definition:
The update() method inserts the specified item into the existing dictionary. The item must be specified into curly braces meaning in dictionary format. This method changes the original dictionary.
Syntax:
Dictionary.update({key : value})
This method takes dictionary or iterable object as argument
Working:
Code In Text Form.
dictionary = {1: ‘Student’,
‘Name’: ‘Waqar Khan’,
‘Subjects’: ‘Computers’}
dictionary.update({‘University’:’MU’})
print(dictionary)
Code:
- A dictionary with some random values is being taken
- update() method is being applied and a single value dictionary is being passed as argument.
Output:
- An updated dictionary with new items is printed.
Interview questions:
- Can we add two dictionaries?
Yes we can do so by using update() method we just have to pass the other dictionary as an argument to the first dictionary.