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traderbagel/delete_dict_key.py

Created June 28, 2019 07:35
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python delete dictionary key #python
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delete_dict_key.py
# 1. get deleted value
my_dict.pop('key', None)
# 2. simple but not atomic
if 'key' in my_dict: del my_dict['key']
# 3. atomic
try:
del my_dict['key']
except KeyError:
pass
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