.pop()

The .pop() method of a Python dictionary returns the value of a specified key, then removes the key-value pair from the dictionary.

Syntax

dictionary.pop(key)

Where key is the key of the value to return and the entry to remove.

Codebyte Example

The following example creates a dictionary and “pops” a value from it:

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