Question: overloaded _ add ( d , key, value ) 5 pts Given a dictionary d , a key, and a value, this function adds the
overloadedaddd key, value pts Given a dictionary d a key, and a value, this function adds the key:value pair to the dictionary d If the key doesnt already exist in the dictionary, this function should simply add it However, if the key already exists, then rather than overriding the previous value, the dictionary should start keeping a list of values for that key, in the order they are added.
Preconditions and Postconditions
d: dict You cannot make any assumptions about the size or contents of d key: any immutable type value: any Returns: None
Examples:
mydict Alice: "Engineer"
overloadedaddmydict, "Bob", "Manager"
mydict
Alice: "Engineer", "Bob": "Manager"
overloadedaddmydict, "Alice", "Sales"
mydict
Alice: Engineer "Sales" "Bob": "Manager"
Recommended methods:
type or isinstance methods
type list returns True
isinstance list returns True
list concatenation or append
def overloadedaddd key, value:
Adds the key value pair to the dictionary. If the key is already in the dictionary, the value is made a list and the new value is appended to it
d Alice: "Engineer"
overloadedaddd "Bob", "Manager"
overloadedaddd "Alice", "Sales"
d Alice: Engineer "Sales" "Bob": "Manager"
True
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