from jira import JIRA

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# Connect to Jira instance

jira = JIRA(server='https://your-jira-instance.com', basic_auth=('username', 'password'))

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# Define the issue key to delete

issue_key = 'PROJECT-123'

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# Get the issue by issue key

issue = jira.issue(issue_key)

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# Delete the issue

jira.delete_issue(issue)