Delete dictionary using del keyword Dry Run in PYTHON

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Delete dictionary using del keyword Program Code

# Delete entire dictionary using del
my_dict = {"a": 1, "b": 2, "c": 3}
print("Before deletion:", my_dict)

# Delete the entire dictionary
del my_dict

# Trying to access after deletion causes error
try:
    print(my_dict)
except NameError as e:
    print(f"\nError after deletion: {e}")

# Delete specific key from dictionary
another_dict = {"x": 10, "y": 20, "z": 30}
print(f"\nBefore deleting key: {another_dict}")

del another_dict["y"]
print(f"After deleting key 'y': {another_dict}")

# Delete non-existent key raises KeyError
try:
    del another_dict["w"]
except KeyError as e:
    print(f"Error: Key {e} not found")

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