How to Append a Dictionary to a List in Python

By first getting the list using the key and then adding an element to the list using the "append()" function, you may append to a list that is a value in a dictionary in Python. 

• append(): In Python, an element is added to the end of a list using the append() function. It does not produce a new list but rather alters the existing list. It just requires a single parameter, the element to be added, and updates the list in place. 

You can also use the “setdefault()” method to append to a list value in a dictionary if the key does not exist. 

• setdefault(): The setdefault() method is a built-in method of dictionaries in Python that is used to insert a key-value pair into a dictionary if the key is not already present. 

You can also use “defaultdict” from the collections library. 

• defaultdict: defaultdict is a class in the collections module in Python that is used to create a dictionary with a default value for keys that do not exist. It creates a dictionary-like object that returns a default value when a non-existent key is accessed.  

Please review the code below to learn how to append values to a list in a dictionary in Python. 

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