Syntax of Dictionary pop()

Definition and Use of Python Dictionary pop() Method

How to Remove Value-Key Pair from Dictionary

dict.pop(key, def)

Parameters :

key : The key whose key-value pair has to be returned and removed.
def : The default value to return if specified key is not present.

Returns :

The value associated with the deleted key-value pair, if the key is present.
Default value if specified if key is not present.
KeyError, if key not present and default value not specified.

Python Dictionary pop() Method

Python dictionary pop() method removes and returns the specified element from the dictionary.

Example:

Python3

# inializing dictionary student 
student = {"rahul":7, "Aditya":1, "Shubham":4} 
  
# priting original dictionary 
print(student) 
  
# using dictionary pop 
suspended = student.pop("rahul") 
  
# checking key of  the element 
print("suspended student roll no. = "+ str(suspended)) 
  
# printing list after performing pop() 
print("remaining student" + str(student))

Output

{'rahul': 7, 'Aditya': 1, 'Shubham': 4}
suspended student roll no. = 7
remaining student{'Aditya': 1, 'Shubham': 4}

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