def evict(self, key):
check_not_none(key, "<STR_LIT>")<EOL>key_data = self._to_data(key)<EOL>return self._evict_internal(key_data)<EOL>
Evicts the specified key from this map.

**Warning: This method uses __hash__ and __eq__ methods of binary form of the key, not the actual implementations
of __hash__ and __eq__ defined in key's class.**

:param key: (object), key to evict.
:return: (bool), ``true`` if the key is evicted, ``false`` otherwise.