How would I delete all corresponding dictionaries in a list of dictionaries based on one of the dictionaries having a character in it. data = [ { 'x' : 'a', 'y' : '1' }, { 'x' : 'a', 'y' : '1/1' }, { 'x' : 'a', 'y' : '2' }, { 'x' : 'b', 'y' : '1' }, { 'x' : 'b', 'y' : '1' }, { 'x' : 'b', 'y' : '1' }, ] For example, how would I delete all of the x = a due to one of the y in the x=a having a / in it? Based on the example data above, here is where I would like to get to: cleaneddata = [ { 'x' : 'b', 'y' : '1' }, { 'x' : 'b', 'y' : '1' }, { 'x' : 'b', 'y' : '1' }, ]