'''
Deleting an entry from dictionary using del
'''
# If key exist in dictionary then delete it using del.
if "at" in wordFreqDic:
del wordFreqDic["at"]
print("Updated Dictionary :" , wordFreqDic)
my_dict.pop('key', None)if 'key' in my_dict:
del my_dict['key']squares = {1: 1, 2: 4, 3: 9, 4: 16, 5: 25}
# remove a particular item, returns its value
# Output: 16
print(squares.pop(4))# Python code to demonstrate
# removal of dict. pair
# using del
# Initializing dictionary
test_dict = {"Arushi" : 22, "Anuradha" : 21, "Mani" : 21, "Haritha" : 21}
# Printing dictionary before removal
print ("The dictionary before performing remove is : " + str(test_dict))
# Using del to remove a dict
# removes Mani
del test_dict['Mani']
# Printing dictionary after removal
print ("The dictionary after remove is : " + str(test_dict))
# Using del to remove a dict
# raises exception
del test_dict['Manjeet']del my_dict['key']