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•There are several methods to remove items from a dictionary:

Removing Items

There are several methods to remove items from a dictionary:

python

thisdict =	{
  "brand": "Ford",
  "model": "Mustang",
  "year": 1964
}thisdict.pop("model")
  print(thisdict)

python

thisdict =	{
  "brand": "Ford",
  "model": "Mustang",
  "year": 1964
}thisdict.popitem()
  print(thisdict)

python

thisdict =	{
  "brand": "Ford",
  "model": "Mustang",
  "year": 1964
}del thisdict["model"]print(thisdict)

python

thisdict =	{
  "brand": "Ford",
  "model": "Mustang",
  "year": 1964
}del thisdictprint(thisdict) #this will cause an error because "thisdict" 
  no longer exists.

python

thisdict =	{
  "brand": "Ford",
  "model": "Mustang",
  "year": 1964
}thisdict.clear()print(thisdict)

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