delete dictionary item python code example

Example 1: python delete key from dictionary

>>> # initialise a dictionary with the keys “city”, “name”, “food”
>>> person1_information = {'city': 'San Francisco', 'name': 'Sam', "food": "shrimps"}

>>> # delete the key, value pair with the key “food”
>>> del person1_information["food"]

>>> # print the present personal1_information. Note that the key, value pair “food”: “shrimps” is not there anymore.
>>> print(person1_information)
{'city': 'San Francisco', 'name': 'Sam'}

Example 2: how to remove an element from dictionary using his value python

a_dictionary = {"one": 1, "two" : 2, "three": 3}

desired_value = 2
for key, value in a_dictionary.items():
  if value == desired_value:
    del a_dictionary[key]
    break

print(a_dictionary)
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OUTPUT
{'one': 1, 'three': 3}