.. _unsupported-delete-operation:

unsupported-delete-operation / E1138
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**Message emitted:**

``%r does not support item deletion``

**Description:**

*Emitted when an object does not support item deletion (i.e. doesn't define __delitem__ method).*

**Problematic code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/u/unsupported-delete-operation/bad.py
   :language: python

**Correct code:**

.. literalinclude:: /data/messages/u/unsupported-delete-operation/good.py
   :language: python





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