Python Dictionary clear()

 # dictionary numbers = {1: "one", 2: "two"} 
# removes all the items from the dictionary numbers.clear()
 print(numbers) # Output: {}

clear() Syntax

The syntax of the clear() method is:

 dictionary.clear()

Here, clear() removes all the items present in the dictionary.

clear() Parameters

The clear() method doesn't take any parameters.

clear() Return Value

The clear() method doesn't return any value.

Example 1: Python Dictionary clear()

 cityTemperature = {"New York": 18, "Texas": 26} print("Dictionary before clear():", cityTemperature) 
# removes all the items from the dictionary cityTemperature.clear()
 print("Dictionary after clear():", cityTemperature)

Output

 Dictionary before clear(): {'New York': 18, 'Texas': 26} Dictionary after clear(): {}

In the above example, we have used the clear() method to remove all the items from the dictionary cityTemperature.

Here, the method removes every item from {"New York": 18, "Texas": 26} and returns an empty dictionary {}.

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