'''
Deleting an entry from dictionary using del
'''
# If key exist in dictionary then delete it using del.
if "at" in wordFreqDic:
del wordFreqDic["at"]
print("Updated Dictionary :" , wordFreqDic)
my_dict.pop('key', None)dict = {'an':30, 'example':18}
#1 Del
del dict['an']
#2 Pop (returns the value deleted, but can also be used alone)
#You can optionally set a default return value in case key is not found
dict.pop('example') #deletes example and returns 18
dict.pop('test', 'Key not found') #returns 'Key not found'if 'key' in my_dict:
del my_dict['key']squares = {1: 1, 2: 4, 3: 9, 4: 16, 5: 25}
# remove a particular item, returns its value
# Output: 16
print(squares.pop(4))# Python code to demonstrate
# removal of dict. pair
# using del
# Initializing dictionary
test_dict = {"Arushi" : 22, "Anuradha" : 21, "Mani" : 21, "Haritha" : 21}
# Printing dictionary before removal
print ("The dictionary before performing remove is : " + str(test_dict))
# Using del to remove a dict
# removes Mani
del test_dict['Mani']
# Printing dictionary after removal
print ("The dictionary after remove is : " + str(test_dict))
# Using del to remove a dict
# raises exception
del test_dict['Manjeet']