Examine Update for Dictionary

"""

This examines the errors thrown if any using an .update(args) on dictionary using different arg types

This will help determine what checks a data call might need

CONCLUSTION:
The proported API may only return data congruent with the json or string dictionary object

PASS
date_rnt6,date_rnt3,date_rnt7,date_rnt8

FAIL
date_rnt1,date_rnt2,date_rnt4
"""

date_rnt1 = "bob"
date_rnt2 = ["bob","for","apples"]
date_rnt3 = {"name":"bob"}
date_rnt4 = ("I", "am", "bob")

date_rnt6 = {'data': ["bob","for","apples"]}
date_rnt7 = {'data': {"name":"bob"}}
date_rnt8 = {'data': ("I", "am", "bob")}

#set our dic object
D = {}

#update string
try:
    D.update(date_rnt1)
    print D
except ValueError:
    print " Trying to update a dic with a string results in an Error. "

#update List
try:
    D.update(date_rnt2)
    print D
except ValueError:
    print " Trying to update a dic with a List results in an Error. "
    
#update Dictionary
try:
    D.update(date_rnt3)
    print D
except ValueError:
    print " Trying to update a dic with a dic results in an Error. " 
    
    
#update Tuple
try:
    D.update(date_rnt4)
    print D
except ValueError:
    print " Trying to update a tuple with a Tuple results in an Error. "

#update Dictionary List
try:
    D.update(date_rnt6)
    print D
except ValueError:
    print " Trying to update a Dictionary List results in an Error. "
    
#update Dictionary Dictionary
try:
    D.update(date_rnt7)
    print D
except ValueError:
    print " Trying to update a Dictionary Dictionary results in an Error. " 
    
    
#update Dictionary Tuple
try:
    D.update(date_rnt8)
    print D
except ValueError:
    print " Trying to update a Dictionary Tuple results in an Error. "

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