Quick Reference
The Python dictionary pop() method removes the specified item from the dictionary.
car = {
"brand": "Maserati",
"model": "Quattroporte",
"year": 2025
}
car.pop("model")
print(car)Output
{'brand': 'Maserati', 'year': 2025}Syntax
dictionary.pop(keyname, defaultvalue)Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
| keys | The keyname of the item you want to remove (required) |
| value | A value to return if the specified key do not exist (if this parameter is not specified, and the no item with the specified key is found, an error is raised) |
Python Notes:
- The most recent major version of Python is Python 3; however, Python 2 is still in use and quite popular, although not being updated with anything other than security updates
- Python uses new lines to complete a command, as opposed to other programming languages which often use semicolons or parentheses
- Python relies on indentation, using whitespace to define scope, such as the scope of loops, functions, and classes; other programming languages often use curly-brackets for this purpose
- Python string methods return new values, and DO NOT change the original string
- Python tuples are unchangeable after created (their items CANNOT be changed or re-ordered at a later point)
- Python sets are unordered (may appear in random orders when called), unchangeable (the value of individual items cannot be changed after creation), unindexed (items cannot be referred to by index or key), and duplicates are NOT ALLOWED
- As of v3.7, Python dictionaries are ordered and duplicates ARE ALLOWED; in v3.6 and earlier, dictionaries were unordered (did not have a defined order and could not be referred to using an index)
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