Delete word group in Vim

Question

I am in vim editing a python file, how can you delete the sequence throw=it,? After searching online I see the command daw, but that doesn't work with this word group.

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Answer 1

another way is daW. with a capital W, it will delete any sequence of non-space characters, regardless of where inside the sequence you are.

This is different from dE, because dE only deletes from the cursor until the next end of the sequence of non-space characters, whereas daW will also delete the whole sequence between whitespaces.

Answer 2

assuming cursor is at the start of throw=it, dE should do the trick

E           Forward to the end of WORD [count] |inclusive|.
            Does not stop in an empty line.