Python Dictionary clear Function

Python clear function is used to clear or remove total items (key-value pairs) from a Dictionary. The syntax behind this clear function is:

dictionary_name.clear()

Python Dictionary clear function Example

The clear function removes keys and values in a given dictionary. The code below removes items from the emp.

TIP: Please refer to the Dict article to understand everything about them in Python.

emp = {'name': 'John', 'age': 25 , 'job': 'HR', 'Sal': 725000}

print("Dictionary: ", emp)
print("Dictionary Length: ", len(emp))

emp.clear()
print("\nDictionary: ", emp)
print("Dictionary Length: ", len(emp))
Python Dictionary clear function Example

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