How to create key or append an element to key?

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Use dict.setdefault():

dict.setdefault(key,[]).append(value)

help(dict.setdefault):

    setdefault(...)
        D.setdefault(k[,d]) -> D.get(k,d), also set D[k]=d if k not in D

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