d = {1: "one", 2: "three"} d1 = {2: "two"} # updates the value of key 2 d.update(d1) d1 = {3: "three"} # adds element with key 3 d.update(d1) # {1: 'one', 2: 'two', 3: 'three'}
diction[element] = value # if element not in diction, create new element
dictionary["key"] = newvalue