'''
Deleting an entry from dictionary using del
'''
# If key exist in dictionary then delete it using del.
if "at" in wordFreqDic:
del wordFreqDic["at"]
print("Updated Dictionary :" , wordFreqDic)
dict = {'an':30, 'example':18}
#1 Del
del dict['an']
#2 Pop (returns the value deleted, but can also be used alone)
#You can optionally set a default return value in case key is not found
dict.pop('example') #deletes example and returns 18
dict.pop('test', 'Key not found') #returns 'Key not found'if 'key' in my_dict:
del my_dict['key']hh = {"a":3, "b":4, "c":5}
# delete a entry
del hh["b"]
print(hh)
# {'a': 3, 'c': 5}def removekey(d, key):
r = dict(d)
del r[key]
return r