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Python Data Structures
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Python Data Structures

Python Data Structures

1. List
Creating a ListList IndexingNested ListList LengthModifying a ListThe append() MethodThe insert() MethodDeleting ElementsThe remove() Method
2. Dictionary
Creating a DictionaryAccessing Dictionary ValuesAccessing Dictionary KeysAdding ItemsChallenge: Expand the DictionaryThe del KeywordThe pop() MethodThe popitem() MethodThe clear() Method
3. Tuple
Creating a Tuple Accessing Elements in a TupleConcatenating TuplesDeleting a TupleUpdating a TupleAdding Items to a TupleCounting Elements in a TupleFinding Elements in a Tuple
4. Set
Creating a SetThe add() MethodThe update() MethodAccessing the Elements of a SetThe remove() and discard() MethodsThe clear() Method

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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.


              
12345678910111213

            
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)
copy
Task
test

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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.

Solution

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Section 2. Chapter 8
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