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The popitem() Method | Dictionary
Python Data Structures
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Python Data Structures

Python Data Structures

1. List
2. Dictionary
3. Tuple
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The popitem() Method

Dictionaries also have a popitem() method that removes and returns the last key-value pair.

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book = { "title": "Pride and Prejudice", "author": "Jane Austen", "year": 1813, "genre": "Romance" } # Removing the last key-value pair using popitem() popped_item = book.popitem() # Printing the updated dictionary and the removed pair print("Removed item:", popped_item) print("Updated dictionary:", book)
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Use the popitem() method to remove the last added key-value pair from the book dictionary and print it.

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The popitem() method returns the removed pair as a tuple.

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book
The popitem() Method

Dictionaries also have a popitem() method that removes and returns the last key-value pair.

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book = { "title": "Pride and Prejudice", "author": "Jane Austen", "year": 1813, "genre": "Romance" } # Removing the last key-value pair using popitem() popped_item = book.popitem() # Printing the updated dictionary and the removed pair print("Removed item:", popped_item) print("Updated dictionary:", book)
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Use the popitem() method to remove the last added key-value pair from the book dictionary and print it.

Note

The popitem() method returns the removed pair as a tuple.

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Section 2. Chapter 8
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