.popitem()
The .popitem()
method of a Python dictionary returns the last inserted key-value pair from a dictionary as a tuple and removes the entry. It takes no arguments.
Note: Prior to Python version 3.7, this method would remove a random item from the dictionary.
Syntax
dictionary.popitem()
Codebyte Example
The following example creates a dictionary, adds an item, then uses .popitem()
to remove it: