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