Python – Remove records if Key not present

Sometimes, while working with Python dictionaries, we can have a problem in which we need to remove all the dictionaries in which particular key is not present. This kind of problem can have application in many domains such as day-day programming and data domain. Let’s discuss certain ways in which this task can be performed.

Input : test_list = [{‘Gfg’ : 1, ‘Best’ : 3}, {‘Gfg’ : 3, ‘Best’ : 5}, {‘Best’ : 3}] , K = ‘Best’
Output : [{‘Gfg’ : 1, ‘Best’ : 3}, {‘Gfg’ : 3, ‘Best’ : 5}, {‘Best’ : 3}]

Input : test_list = [{‘Gfg’ : 1, ‘Best’ : 3}, {‘Gfg’ : 3, ‘Best’ : 5}, {‘Best’ : 3}], K = ‘good’
Output : []

Method #1 : Using list comprehension
This is one of the ways in which this task can be performed. In this, we iterate and test for key presence using list comprehension and conditional statement.

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# Python3 code to demonstrate working of 
# Remove records if Key not present
# Using list comprehension
  
# initializing list
test_list = [{'Gfg' : 1, 'Best' : 3},
             {'Gfg' : 3, 'Best' : 5}, 
             {'Best' : 3}]
  
# printing original list 
print("The original list : " + str(test_list))
  
# initializing K Key
K = 'Gfg'
  
# Remove records if Key not present
# Using list comprehension
res = [ele for ele in test_list if K in ele]
          
# printing result 
print("List after filteration : " + str(res))

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The original list : [{'Gfg': 1, 'Best': 3}, {'Gfg': 3, 'Best': 5}, {'Best': 3}]
List after filteration : [{'Gfg': 1, 'Best': 3}, {'Gfg': 3, 'Best': 5}]





 


Method #2 : Using list comprehension + keys()

The combination of above functions can be used to solve this problem. In this, we perform the task of extraction of all the keys using keys(), reduces overhead of checking in items.











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# Python3 code to demonstrate working of  


# Remove records if Key not present 


# Using list comprehension + keys() 


  


# initializing list 


test_list = [{'Gfg' : 1, 'Best' : 3}, 


             {'Gfg' : 3, 'Best' : 5},  


             {'Best' : 3}] 


  


# printing original list  


print("The original list : " + str(test_list)) 


  


# initializing K Key 


K = 'Gfg'


  


# Remove records if Key not present 


# Using list comprehension + keys() 


res = [ele for ele in test_list if K in ele.keys()] 


          


# printing result  


print("List after filteration : " + str(res)) 



















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Output :          


The original list : [{'Gfg': 1, 'Best': 3}, {'Gfg': 3, 'Best': 5}, {'Best': 3}]
List after filteration : [{'Gfg': 1, 'Best': 3}, {'Gfg': 3, 'Best': 5}]








    

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