Python Program to Delete an Element From a Dictionary

Example 1: Using del keyword

 my_dict = {31: 'a', 21: 'b', 14: 'c'} del my_dict[31] print(my_dict)

Output

 {21: 'b', 14: 'c'}

In the code above, the key:value pair with key as 31 is deleted using del keyword. del keyword gives a KeyError if the key is not present in the dictionary.

Example 2: Using pop()

 my_dict = {31: 'a', 21: 'b', 14: 'c'} print(my_dict.pop(31)) print(my_dict)

Output

 a {21: 'b', 14: 'c'}

Pass the key 31 as an argument to the pop() method. It deletes the key:value pair with key as 31 as shown in the output.

pop() also returns the value of the key passed.

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