Python Dictionary clear()

The clear() method removes all items from the dictionary.

Example

# dictionary
numbers = {1: "one", 2: "two"}

# removes all the items from the dictionary numbers.clear()
print(numbers) # Output: {}

clear() Syntax

The syntax of the clear() method is:

dictionary.clear()

Here, clear() removes all the items present in the dictionary.


clear() Parameters

The clear() method doesn't take any parameters.


clear() Return Value

The clear() method doesn't return any value.


Example 1: Python Dictionary clear()

cityTemperature = {"New York": 18, "Texas": 26}

print("Dictionary before clear():", cityTemperature)

# removes all the items from the dictionary cityTemperature.clear()
print("Dictionary after clear():", cityTemperature)

Output

Dictionary before clear(): {'New York': 18, 'Texas': 26}
Dictionary after clear(): {}

In the above example, we have used the clear() method to remove all the items from the dictionary cityTemperature.

Here, the method removes every item from {"New York": 18, "Texas": 26} and returns an empty dictionary {}.


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