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Using the popitem() Method: Removing the Last Inserted Item

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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You are given the dictionary authors_books.

  • Remove the last element from the dictionary.
  • Add a new element with the key 'Mark Twain' and the value ['The Adventures of Tom Sawyer', 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', 'The Prince and the Pauper'].
  • Use the popitem() method to remove the last element.

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Using the popitem() Method: Removing the Last Inserted Item

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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You are given the dictionary authors_books.

  • Remove the last element from the dictionary.
  • Add a new element with the key 'Mark Twain' and the value ['The Adventures of Tom Sawyer', 'Adventures of Huckleberry Finn', 'The Prince and the Pauper'].
  • Use the popitem() method to remove the last element.

Solution

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