Delete a dictionary item if the key exists [duplicate]

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_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ This question already has an answer here:_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ How to remove a key from a Python dictionary?_x000D_ _x000D_ 11 answers_x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ _x000D_ Is there any other way to delete an item in a dictionary only if the given key exists, other than: if key in mydict: del mydict[key] The scenario is that I'm given a collection of keys to be removed from a given dictionary, but I am not certain if all of them exist in the dictionary. Just in case I miss a more efficient solution.

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manpreet Tuteehub forum best answer Best Answer 2 years ago
_x000D_ You can use dict.pop: mydict.pop("key", None) Note that if the second argument, i.e. None is not given, KeyError is raised if the key is not in the dictionary. Providing the second argument prevents the conditional exception.

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