What is the best way to remove a dictionary item by value in python? [duplicate]

Answer 1

Use a dictionary comprehension.

if you need a copy use iteritems()

>>> {k:v for k, v in myDict.iteritems() if v!=42}
{8: 14, 1: 'egg'}

if you don't need a copy of your dictionary you can use viewitems()

>>> {k:v for k, v in myDict.viewitems() if v!=42}
{8: 14, 1: 'egg'}