how can I clear a dictionary in python

[Aahz]

In article <slrnf16ng7.1cf.apardon at rcpc42.vub.ac.be>,
Antoon Pardon  <apardon at forel.vub.ac.be> wrote:
>On 2007-04-03, Aahz <aahz at pythoncraft.com> wrote:
>> In article <KP-dnXOp7ea8IZbbnZ2dnUVZ_oCmnZ2d at comcast.com>,
>> Larry Bates  <lbates at websafe.com> wrote:
>>>Aahz wrote:
>>>> In article <4_SdndYI-pFUbZfbnZ2dnUVZ_hzinZ2d at comcast.com>,
>>>> Larry Bates  <lbates at websafe.com> wrote:
>>>>> Marko.Cain.23 at gmail.com wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I create a dictionary like this
>>>>>> myDict = {}
>>>>>>
>>>>>> and I add entry like this:
>>>>>> myDict['a'] = 1
>>>>>> but how can I empty the whole dictionary?
>>>>> just point myDict to an empty dictionary again
>>>>>
>>>>> myDict={}
>>>> 
>>>> Go back and read Christian's post, then post a followup explaning why his
>>>> solution is better than yours.  Your explanation should use id().
>>>
>>>I believe he (as many new to Python do) are mired in old programming
>>>thinking that variables "contain" things.  As I'm sure you kno,
>>>variables point to things in Python.  I don't believe that there are
>>>lots of other objects pointing to this dictionary.  Perhaps the OP
>>>can clarify for us.  If there aren't other objects pointing to this
>>>dictionary it would make NO sense to iterate over a dictionary and
>>>delete all the keys/values so I tried to read between the lines and
>>>answer what I believe the OP thought he was asking.
>>
>> Then you should explain why you didn't answer the question that was
>> asked.  Answering a different question without explanation makes your
>> answer irrelevant at best, wrong at worst.
>
>This is not true. If this different question was in fact the intended
>question instead of the one actually asked. Anwering this different
>question can be more usefull than answering the one actually asked.

Note carefully that I did not say, "Don't answer the question you think
should have been asked."  What I said was, "If you answer a different
question, EXPLAIN WHY."  Is that so difficult to understand?
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