python help me with this function

Question

I need a function that Asks the user for a Stock Symbol and Name pairing then adds it to the Names dictionary. but all I have so far is

def addname(x,y):
 dicname = {(x): (y)}
 return dicname;
stocksymbol = (input("what is the symbol of your stock"))
stockname = (input("what is the name of your stock"))
addname(stocksymbol, stockname)
dnames = {dicname}

thank you anyone who trys to help

Answer 1

This should work:

def addname(x,y):
 dicname = {(x): (y)}
 return dicname
stocksymbol = (raw_input("what is the symbol of your stock: "))
stockname = (raw_input("what is the name of your stock: "))
dnames = addname(stocksymbol, stockname)
print dnames

Output

what is the symbol of your stock: abc
what is the name of your stock: xyz
{'abc': 'xyz'}

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Answer 2

Is this what you are after? Difficult to know from your question:

dictname = {}
def addname(x,y):
 global dictname
 dictname[x] = y
stocksymbol = input("what is the symbol of your stock: ")
stockname = input("what is the name of your stock: ")
addname(stocksymbol, stockname)
print(dictname)

Prints:

what is the symbol of your stock: some symbol
what is the name of your stock: some name
{'some symbol': 'some name'}