a_dict[new_key] = a_dict.pop(old_key)
# Basic syntax:
# Approach 1:
dictionary[new_key] = dictionary[old_key]
del dictionary[old_key]
# Approach 2:
dictionary[new_key] = dictionary.pop(old_key)
address = "123 north anywhere street"
for word, initial in {"NORTH":"N", "SOUTH":"S" }.items():
address = address.replace(word.lower(), initial)
print address
>>> dictionary = { 1: 'one', 2:'two', 3:'three' }
>>> dictionary['ONE'] = dictionary.pop(1)
>>> dictionary
{2: 'two', 3: 'three', 'ONE': 'one'}
>>> dictionary['ONE'] = dictionary.pop(1)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "<input>", line 1, in <module>
KeyError: 1