You almost have it. Do this instead.
d = {'first':[]}
d['first'].append("string")
Append acts on the list, so assignment is unnecessary.
ds
Eric Walker wrote:
>All,
>I have a dictionary say:
>d = {'first':[]}
>I am going through another list and depending on whats going on,
>I want to add to the empty list. I have tried the following to noavail.
>
>d['first'] = d['first'].append("string")
>
>I would think this would result in the dictionary key first's empty list to
>become ["string"]. can anyone help clear my head?
>
>Thanks...
>
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