Delete subselected features with PyQGIS and processing

Question

In QGIS 3.10, I have layers in which I select features by location (to find duplicates), using :

selected_features = processing.run('qgis:selectbylocation', {'INPUT':layer1, 'PREDICATE':0, 'INTERSECT':layer2, 'METHOD':0})

'METHOD':0 means I begin a new selection with the selected features

Then, in this selection, I want to select features by expression, using :

subselected_features = processing.run('qgis:selectbyexpression', {'INPUT':layer1, 'EXPRESSION':expression, 'METHOD':3})

'METHOD':3 means I select features in the current selection

Now, I want to delete all the subselected features. I know how to delete features by expression, with the method explained here (Deleting selected features using PyQGIS?) :

with edit(layer1):
 # build a request to filter the features based on an attribute
 request = QgsFeatureRequest().setFilterExpression('"DN" != 3')
 # we don't need attributes or geometry, skip them to minimize overhead.
 # these lines are not strictly required but improve performance
 request.setSubsetOfAttributes([])
 request.setFlags(QgsFeatureRequest.NoGeometry)
 # loop over the features and delete
 for f in layer1.getFeatures(request):
 layer1.deleteFeature(f.id())

But this way selects features in the entire layer1. It does not allow to choose a METHOD as with processing, to make a subselection in the current selection.

Does someone has an idea to delete these subselected features ?

• Noura: You should change edit(layer) into edit(layer1). Then, I think, it will work.
• Cupain: Thanks for the help. It was just an error in the code i copied, but not the source of the problem. I edited the post to correct it. Ben W answer is simply what i needed
• Noura: I've QGIS 3.8. Your script worked in it. It might have been the problem.
• Cupain: The script works, but it does not fill my need. It selects features to delete in the whole layer, whereas I wanted to select features within the current selection.

Answer 1

If the features you want to delete are already selected it should be as simple as:

with edit(layer1):
 layer1.deleteSelectedFeatures()

As per the method of QgsVectorLayer class from the docs here.