adding new values in a typical key in a dictionary

Question

how do I add value to another dictionary to the same key like below

con = {\'a\':{\'b\':\'c\'}, b:{\'d\':\'e\'}} 

into

con = {         


        

Answer 1

With the problem as stated, there is no reason you cannot use direct key-value assignment:

con = {'a':{'b':'c'}, 'b':{'d':'e'}} 

con['a']['e'] = 'f'

print(con)

{'a': {'b': 'c', 'e': 'f'}, 'b': {'d': 'e'}}

Notice we can chain dictionary keys. This is natural because con['a'] returns a dictionary, which can itself be assigned a new key-value pair.