The popitem() returns and removes an arbitrary member (key, value) pair from the dictionary.
Example
#!/usr/bin/python3
# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-
dict1 = {'Name': 'Volkswagen', 'Vehicle type': 'SUV','Turbo':'no','Price': 150000,'gearbox': 'automatic-shift'}
print(dict1)
dict1.popitem()
print(dict1)
dict1.popitem()
print(dict1)
Output:
{'Name': 'Volkswagen', 'Vehicle type': 'SUV', 'Turbo': 'no', 'Price': 150000, 'gearbox': 'automatic-shift'}
{'Name': 'Volkswagen', 'Vehicle type': 'SUV', 'Turbo': 'no', 'Price': 150000}
{'Name': 'Volkswagen', 'Vehicle type': 'SUV', 'Turbo': 'no'}
Syntax
dictionary.popitem()
Parameters
The method doesn’t take any parameters.
Return Value
It returns a key-value pair that is to be removed.