>>> # initialise a dictionary with the keys “city”, “name”, “food”
>>> person1_information = {'city': 'San Francisco', 'name': 'Sam', "food": "shrimps"}
>>> # delete the key, value pair with the key “food”
>>> del person1_information["food"]
>>> # print the present personal1_information. Note that the key, value pair “food”: “shrimps” is not there anymore.
>>> print(person1_information)
{'city': 'San Francisco', 'name': 'Sam'}
# Python code to demonstrate
# removal of dict. pair
# using del
# Initializing dictionary
test_dict = {"Arushi" : 22, "Anuradha" : 21, "Mani" : 21, "Haritha" : 21}
# Printing dictionary before removal
print ("The dictionary before performing remove is : " + str(test_dict))
# Using del to remove a dict
# removes Mani
del test_dict['Mani']
# Printing dictionary after removal
print ("The dictionary after remove is : " + str(test_dict))
# Using del to remove a dict
# raises exception
del test_dict['Manjeet']