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python remove key from dictionary :

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In python there are different way to remove key in python dictionary.

following way are used for the Remove Key:

1. Using del

2. Using del and try/ expect

3.Using dict.pop

4. Using pop and try / expects.

fig 01)python remove key from dictionary -in loop-if exists

we used the dictionary of string and int

# Dictionary of strings and int

wordFreqDic = {

    “python”: 56,

    “tutorial” : 23 ,

    “points” : 43,

    “learn” : 43

}

if we want to delete the points key from the above code then see How to remove them:

1.Remove key from dictionary using del function:

del d[key]

del statement removes the given keys from the dictionary.

 If sometime given key is not present in dictionary then it will throw KeyErrors.

Use used different another way to delete the key from dictionary from above code

Let’s see :

Deleting an entry from dictionary with the help of del key 
if “points” in wordFreqDic:
    del wordFreqDic[“points”]
    
print(“New Dictionary :” , wordFreqDic)      

Output:

New Dictionary : {‘python’: 56, ‘toturial’: 43, ‘learn’: 43}

always remember that deleting keys present or not before the deleting the keys

2.Deleting key from dictionary with the help of del and try/except :

If we don not want of adds if check before calling del functions then we can use try/except. Let’s try to delete a keys that does not exist in dictionary and catch the errors too.

”’ 
Use the del and try/ expect to delete key 
”’
# If key is not present in dictionary, then del can throw KeyErrors.
try:
    del wordFreqDic[“pagar”]
except KeyError:
    print(“Key ‘pagar’ not found”)

Now we want to remove an items from dictionary whose keys is “points”. Let’s see how to do that this:

Remove a keys from dictionary using del

del d[key]

3.Deleting keys from dictionary using del and try/except function:

If we don not want of add if check before calling delete functions, we can use try/except function. Let’s try to delete a keys that does not exist in dictionary and catch the errors.

”’ 
delete the key we the help of del and try/expect function 
”’
# If key is not present in dictionary, then del can throw KeyErrors
try:
    del wordFreqDic[“points”]
except KeyError:
    print(“Key ‘points’ not found”)

Output:

Key ‘points’ not found

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