python append an array with a dictionary inside a dictionary

Question

How to append an array with a dictionary inside a dictionary?

d1 = {
'a':'a',
'b':'b'
}

d2 = {
'c':'c',
'd':'d'
}

maindict = {
'1':'1',
'array':[] #append d1, d2 here
}

to be like

maindict = {
'1':'1',
'array':[d1, d2, ...] #append d1, d2 here
}

maindict = {
'1':'1',
'array':[{},{}, ...] #append d1, d2 here
}

what do you want the end result to look like? https://stackoverflow.com/questions/38987/how-do-i-merge-two-dictionaries-in-a-single-expression ? — Boris Verkhovskiy, Jan 01 '20 at 00:54
@Boris it needs to be an `array` of `dicts` inside the main `dict`. — Majoris, Jan 01 '20 at 00:57
@KapishM Please provide a [minimal, reproducible, example](https://stackoverflow.com/help/minimal-reproducible-example). — Lord Elrond, Jan 01 '20 at 01:00

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Jan 01 '20 at 00:56

3

You append to it like you would any other array, with .append:

maindict['array'].append(d1)

maindict['array'].append(d2)

answered Jan 01 '20 at 00:56

Lord Elrond

I should mention, I tried append. it say 'dict' has no method append – Majoris Jan 01 '20 at 00:59
@KapishM I don't see how that's possible, unless something is different in your code. – Aleksandr Hovhannisyan Jan 01 '20 at 01:10

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