### Making a dictionary ###
data = {}
# OR
data = dict()
### Initially adding values ###
data = {'a':1,'b':2,'c':3}
# OR
data = dict(a=1, b=2, c=3)
### Inserting/Updating value ###
data['a']=1 # updates if 'a' exists, else adds 'a'
# OR
data.update({'a':1})
# OR
data.update(dict(a=1))
# OR
data.update(a=1)
### Merging 2 dictionaries ###
data.update(data2) # Where data2 is also a dict.
### Deleting items in dictionary ###
del data[key] #Remove specific element in a dictionary
data.pop(key) #Removes the key & returns the value
data.clear() #Clear entire dictionary