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Posted by Harris Handoko
Harris Handoko
3,932 Points

Anyway to rename a key directly instead of deleting and re-entering a new key?

Not sure if it will be covered later, but if I have a lot of information already contained in one key and don't wanna delete the key just to rename it.

1 Answer

Alex Koumparos
.a{fill-rule:evenodd;}techdegree
Alex Koumparos
Python Development Techdegree Student 36,888 Points

Hi Harris,

If you are sure that the old key exists, you can do the following:

my_dict[new_key] = my_dict.pop(old_key)

Cheers

Alex

Harris Handoko
Harris Handoko
3,932 Points

Wow, that's smart, didn't think of that! Thanks!