There are multiple ways to remove items from a Python dictionary: the pop(), popitem(), and clear() methods, as well as the del keyword.

The 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}

The popitem() method removes the item that was last inserted into the dictionary. In versions before 3.7, the popitem() method removes a random item.

car = {
    "brand": "Maserati",
    "model": "Quattroporte",
    "year": 2025
}

x = car.popitem()

print(x) #get removed dictionary item as a tuple
print(car) #print dictionary after the item has been removed

Output:

('year', 2025)
{'brand': 'Maserati', 'model': 'Quattroporte'}

The clear() method removes all the elements from a dictionary.

car =	{
    "brand": "Maserati",
    "model": "Quattroporte",
    "year": 2025
}

car.clear()
print(car)

Output:

{}

The del keyword removes the item with the specified key name.

car =	{
    "brand": "Maserati",
    "model": "Quattroporte",
    "year": 2025
}

del car["model"]
print(car)

Output:

{'brand': 'Maserati', 'year': 2025}

The del keyword can also delete the dictionary completely.

car =	{
    "brand": "Maserati",
    "model": "Quattroporte",
    "year": 2025
}

del car
print(car) #this will cause an error because the dictionary no longer exists

Output:

Traceback (most recent call last):
    File "./prog.py", line 8, in <module>
NameError: name 'car' is not defined

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