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Deleting Dictionary Values

You can delete existing keys using the del keyword.

names_dict = {"jack": "bronson", "jill": "mcarty", "joe": "denver"}

del names_dict["joe"]

print(names_dict)
# Prints: {'jack': 'bronson', 'jill': 'mcarty'}

Deleting Keys That Don't Exist

Notice that if you try to delete a key that doesn't exist, you'll get an error.

names_dict = {"jack": "bronson", "jill": "mcarty", "joe": "denver"}

del names_dict["unknown"]
# ERROR HERE, key doesn't exist