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 {}.