how do we delete a key and value from a dictionary?

Answer 1

A search says:

del mydict['key']

Setting it to None doesn't remove it or provide for garbage collection.

http://stackoverflow.com/questions/8237647/clear-variable-in-JUMP_LINK__&&__python__&&__JUMP_LINK

Answer 2

use del
del dict['key']
---> will delete item which has the key 'key'

Answer 3

Downvote if you like, but I'd rather the information be accurate. This is what [پسرک تک پر‬‎] appears to be doing with the non-sequitor "hacking" post.

https://telegram.org/blog/bot-revolution