diff --git a/tests/basics/tests/dict_update.py b/tests/basics/tests/dict_update.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..e7ae0bd965
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+++ b/tests/basics/tests/dict_update.py
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+d = {1:2, 3:4}
+print(d)
+d.update(["ab"])
+print(d[1])
+print(d[3])
+print(d["a"])
+print(len(d))
+d.update([(1,4)])
+print(d[1])
+print(len(d))