ak.without_field
----------------

.. py:module: ak.without_field

Defined in `awkward.operations.ak_without_field <https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/blob/ce6a21f1245bc320038ee20a5d403b7ee92beccd/src/awkward/operations/ak_without_field.py>`__ on `line 18 <https://github.com/scikit-hep/awkward/blob/ce6a21f1245bc320038ee20a5d403b7ee92beccd/src/awkward/operations/ak_without_field.py#L18>`__.

.. py:function:: ak.without_field(array, where, *, highlevel=True, behavior=None, attrs=None)


    :param array: Array-like data (anything :py:obj:`ak.to_layout` recognizes).
    :param where: If str, the name of the field
              to be removed. If a sequence, it is interpreted as a path where to
              remove the field in a nested record.
    :type where: str or non-empy sequence of str
    :param highlevel: If True, return an :py:obj:`ak.Array`; otherwise, return
                  a low-level :py:obj:`ak.contents.Content` subclass.
    :type highlevel: bool
    :param behavior: Custom :py:obj:`ak.behavior` for the output array, if
                 high-level.
    :type behavior: None or dict
    :param attrs: Custom attributes for the output array, if
              high-level.
    :type attrs: None or dict

Returns an :py:obj:`ak.Array` or :py:obj:`ak.Record` (or low-level equivalent, if
``highlevel=False``) with an existing field removed. This function does not
change the array in-place.

See :py:obj:`ak.Array.__delitem__` and :py:obj:`ak.Record.__delitem__` for a variant that
changes the high-level object in-place. (These methods internally use
:py:obj:`ak.without_field`, so performance is not a factor in choosing one over the
other.)