edit_author1 = {"name": "Sheldon Sid", "myid": 18}
resp = es.index(index="radsearch", doc_type="default", id=18, body={"doc": edit_author1})

{
  "_index": "radsearch",
  "_type": "default",
  "_id": "18",
  "_version": 1,
  "found": true,
  "_source": {
    "doc": {
      "name": "Sheldon Sid",
      "myid": 18
    }
  }
}

resp = es.update(index="radsearch", doc_type="default", id=18, body={'doc': edit_author1})

{
  "_index": "radsearch",
  "_type": "default",
  "_id": "18",
  "_version": 2,
  "found": true,
  "_source": {
    "doc": {
      "name": "Sheldon Sid",
      "myid": 18
    },
    "myid": 18,
    "name": "Sheldon Sid"
  }
}

resp = es.update(index="radsearch", doc_type="default", id=18, body={edit_author1})
TypeError: unhashable type: 'dict'