Remove (Pop) key value from dict item in a nested json file

Question

I have a nested json response from an API and trying to pop key values from nest dict, however unsuccessful.

[{
"uuid": "xxxxxx",
"sequence_id": xxxxx,
"is_recovery": null,
"parent_uuid": null,
"branding": "xxxxx",
"channel": "phone",
"ext_interaction_id": "xx",
"external_url": "xxxx",
"language": "en",
"survey_id": 4241,
"survey_name": "Feedback",
"tags": [
    "xxxxx",
    "4pm-6pm",
    "8am_-_10am",
    "agent_first_reply_made",
    "changes_to_orders__cust_not_in",
    "csat_sent",
    "cust_not_in_policy",
    "ffs_delivery",
    "ft_enquiry",
    "hpwp",
    "inbound_voicecall",
    "og_changes_to_orders__cust_not_in",
    "outbound_voicecall",
    "voicecall",
    "website"
],
"request_created_at": "2022-02-03T04:50:29.258Z",
"request_delivery_status": "Sent",
"request_sent_at": "2022-02-03T04:50:29.258Z",
"requested_via": "API",
"delivered_at": "2022-02-03T04:50:34.876Z",
"response_received_at": "2022-02-03T04:57:10.299Z",
"reward_eligible": false,
"reward_name": null,
"marketing": {
    "custom_link_eligible": false,
    "custom_link_initiated": false,
    "facebook_follow_eligible": false,
    "facebook_follow_initiated": false,
    "facebook_share_eligible": false,
    "facebook_share_initiated": false,
    "twitter_follow_eligible": false,
    "twitter_follow_initiated": false,
    "twitter_share_eligible": false,
    "twitter_share_initiated": false
},
"employee": {
    "custom_id": "xxxx",
    "email": "xxxx",
    "first_name": "xxx",
    "last_name": "."
},
"team_leader": {
    "custom_id": "xxxx",
    "full_name": "xxxx"
},
"customer": {
    "custom_id": null,
    "email": "xxxxx",
    "full_name": "xxxxx"
},
"custom_properties": {
    "Zendesk": "Essentials"
},
"answers": {
    "agent_star_rating": {
        "question_id": 13099,
        "question_text": "{% case channel %}\n{% when 'phone' %}How satisfied are you with the service you received from {{employee.first_name}} today?\n{% when 'chat' %}How satisfied are you with the service you received from {{employee.first_name}} today?\n{% when 'email' %}How satisfied are you with the service you received from {{employee.first_name}} today?\n{% endcase %}",
        "comment": null,
        "selected_options": {
            "101692": {
                "option_id": 101692,
                "option_text": "1",
                "integer_value": 1
            }
        }
    },
    "areas_of_improvement": {
        "question_id": 13100,
        "question_text": "{% case channel %}\n{% when 'phone' %}Sorry to hear about your experience. What could {{employee.first_name}} do to improve?\n{% when 'chat' %}Sorry to hear about your experience. What could {{employee.first_name}} do to improve?\n{% when 'email' %}Sorry to hear about your experience. What could {{employee.first_name}} do to improve?\n{% endcase %}",
        "comment": null,
        "selected_options": {
            "101697": {
                "option_id": 101697,
                "option_text": "Friendliness",
                "integer_value": null
            },
            "101698": {
                "option_id": 101698,
                "option_text": "Knowledge",
                "integer_value": null
            },
            "101699": {
                "option_id": 101699,
                "option_text": "Clarity",
                "integer_value": null
            },
            "101702": {
                "option_id": 101702,
                "option_text": "Professionalism",
                "integer_value": null
            },
            "102366": {
                "option_id": 102366,
                "option_text": "Responsiveness",
                "integer_value": null
            },
            "102367": {
                "option_id": 102367,
                "option_text": "Problem Solving",
                "integer_value": null
            }
        }
    }
}

}]

What I am trying to do is remove the key value "101692","101697","102366" under "selected_options" (in fact, just snip the id and retain its values). Does anyone see an easier way, or can suggest code to scrape the "101692" values from the nested dict above?

Answer 1

You can use the method dict.pop(key) on the nested dictionary, which will remove the entry and return the item.

key = "**101692**"
item = your_dict["answers"]["agent_star_rating"]["selected_options"].pop(key)