Python · Dictionaries

dict.pop()

Removes a key and returns its value. Without a default, a missing key raises KeyError.

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Syntax

data.pop(key, default)

Example

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data = {"a": 1}
print(data.pop("a"))
print(data.pop("b", None))

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