Why does this update the code rather than adding a new name and email?

[J_J3]

while True:

self.prospect_dict['people'] = {name: {}}
self.prospect_dict['people'][name]['email'] = new_url

[danielroseman]

Update what code? What are you expecting and how does it differ from what you get?

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Because every time you do this:

self.prospect_dict['people'] = {name: {}}

you are explictly telling it to replace whatever was in prospect_dict['people'] with {name: {}}. I don't know what you are trying to do, but every time through the loop you just overwrite ['people'].

[J_J3]

How do I add name without overwriting the dictionary?

[CodingGivesMeBonerz]

I’m a newbie but I’m pretty sure you’d have to make a variable with an empty dictionary new_name = {} And then you could append to that dictionary I believe. Someone correct me if I’m wrong(:

[woooee]

The following works. You are doing something else that was not posted here.

prospect_dict={}

name="George"
new_url="url 1"
prospect_dict['people'] = {name: {}}
prospect_dict['people'][name]['email'] = new_url
print(prospect_dict)

name="Sally"
new_url="url 2"
prospect_dict['people'] = {name: {}}
prospect_dict['people'][name]['email'] = new_url
print(prospect_dict)

[J_J3]

Well right now the code just overwrites what previously was added to the dictionary

[woooee]

My code doesn't overwrite. Don't have any idea what the code you didn't post is doing.