Why does dict(k=4, z=2).update(dict(l=1)) return None in Python? [duplicate]

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The .update() method alters the dictionary in place and returns None. The dictionary itself is altered, no altered dictionary needs to be returned.

Assign the dictionary first:

a_dict = dict(k=4, z=2)
a_dict.update(dict(l=1))
print a_dict

This is clearly documented, see the dict.update() method documentation:

Update the dictionary with the key/value pairs from other, overwriting existing keys. Return None.

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