Can a value from a dictionary be deleted in python code example

Example 1: 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 2: how to remove dictionary entry in python

del dic[key]