delete an entry from a dictionary python code example

Example 1: python delete key from dict

del dictionary['key']

Example 2: delete a key value pair from a dictionary in python

mydict = {'score1': 41, 'score2': 23, 'score3': 45}

del mydict['score2']
print(mydict)
{'score1': 41, 'score3': 45}

Example 3: python delete value from dictionary

dict.pop('key')

#optionally you can give value to return if key doesn't exist (default is None)
dict.pop('key', 'key not found')

Example 4: remove elements from dictionary python

squares = {1: 1, 2: 4, 3: 9, 4: 16, 5: 25}

# remove a particular item, returns its value
# Output: 16
print(squares.pop(4))