>>> cleese={} >>> palin=dict() >>> type(cleese) <class 'dict'> >>> type(palin) <class 'dict'> >>> cleese['Name']='John Cleese' >>> cleese['Occupations']=['actor','comedian','writer','film producer'] >>> palin={'name':'Michael Palin','Occupations':['comedian','actor','writer','tv']} >>> palin['name'] 'Michael Palin' >>> cleese['Occupations'][-1] 'film producer' >>> palin['Brithplace']="England" >>> cleese['Birthplace']="US" >>> palin {'Occupations': ['comedian', 'actor', 'writer', 'tv'], 'name': 'Michael Palin', 'Brithplace': 'England'} >>> cleese {'Name': 'John Cleese', 'Occupations': ['actor', 'comedian', 'writer', 'film producer'], 'Birthplace': 'US'} >>>