Example 1: python del
# Delete Variables
my_var = 5
my_tuple = ('Sam', 25)
my_dict = {'name': 'Sam', 'age': 25}
del my_var
del my_tuple
del my_dict
# Delete item from list
my_list = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
# deleting the third item
del my_list[2]
# Delete from dictionary
person = { 'name': 'Sam',
'age': 25,
'profession': 'Programmer'
}
del person['profession']
Example 2: delete element list python
list.remove(element)
Example 3: how to delete an item from a list python
myList = ['Item', 'Item', 'Delete Me!', 'Item']
del myList[2] # myList now equals ['Item', 'Item', 'Item']
Example 4: delete items from python list
l = list(range(10))
print(l)
# [0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
del l[0]
print(l)
# [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]
del l[-1]
print(l)
# [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
del l[6]
print(l)
# [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8]
Example 5: del list python
>>> a=[1,2,3]
>>> a.remove(2)
>>> a
[1, 3]
>>> a=[1,2,3]
>>> del a[1]
>>> a
[1, 3]
>>> a= [1,2,3]
>>> a.pop(1)
2
>>> a
[1, 3]
>>>
Example 6: delete something from list python
import random
#Let's say that we have a list of names.
listnames = ['Miguel', 'James', 'Kolten']
#Now, I choose a random one to remove.
removing = random.choice(listnames)
#And to delete, I do this:
listnames.remove(remove)