code: def delete(queue, items):
      '''
      Delete an item or items from a queue
      '''
      with _conn(commit=True) as cur:
          if isinstance(items, dict):
              cmd = str().format(  # future lint: disable=blacklisted-function
                  queue,
                  salt.utils.json.dumps(items))
              log.debug('SQL Query: %s', cmd)
              cur.execute(cmd)
              return True
          if isinstance(items, list):
              items = [(salt.utils.json.dumps(el),) for el in items]
              cmd = 'DELETE FROM {0} WHERE data = %s'.format(queue)
              log.debug('SQL Query: %s', cmd)
              cur.executemany(cmd, items)
      return True
docs: Delete an item or items from a queue