Python del Keyword

Python Keywords

Example

Delete object:

class MyClass:
  name = "John"
del myClass
print(myClass)

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Definition and Usage

del is used to delete objects. In Python, everything is an object, so the del keyword can be used to delete variables, lists, or list slices, etc.

More Examples

Example

Delete variable:

x = "hello"
del x
print(x)

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Example

Delete the first item in the list:

x = ["apple", "banana", "cherry"]
del x[0]
print(x)

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Python Keywords