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Zachary Wheeler
1,157 Pointshow to delete a variable in python
how do i delete a variable in python?
i wrote del 'planned'
but it comes back with an error each time
current_count = 14
planned = 5
upcoming_releases = 2
2 Answers
David Bath
25,940 PointsDid you actually put planned in quotes? That would definitely throw an error because in this example planned is a variable. You would need to type:
del planned
kevin mwangi
1,101 PointsHave tried myself but it does not work. It keeps saying it's an error del planned
Kirill Babkin
19,940 PointsKirill Babkin
19,940 PointsHey @Zachary Wheeler, There are two easy ways to delete a variable in Python that i can think of.
1- Use a key word del. There is no need to use quotes with keyword del.
del current_count2- Set a variable to None. None is similar to null in other languages.
current_count = NoneThank you.