I have 2 dictionaries, A and B. A has 700000 key-value pairs and B has 560000 key-values pairs. All key-value pairs from B are present in A, but some keys in A are duplicates with different values and some have duplicated values but unique keys. I would like to subtract B from A, so I can get the remaining 140000 key-value pairs. When I subtract key-value pairs based on key identity, I remove lets say 150000 key-value pairs because of the repeated keys. I want to subtract key-value pairs based on the identity of BOTH key AND value for each key-value pair, so I get 140000. Any suggestion would be welcome. This is an example: A = {'10':1, '11':1, '12':1, '10':2, '11':2, '11':3} B = {'11':1, '11':2} I DO want to get: A-B = {'10':1, '12':1, '10':2, '11':3} I DO NOT want to get: a) When based on keys: {'10':1, '12':1, '10':2} or b) When based on values: {'11':3} Continue reading...