name
        The name of the package to be deleted.


    Multiple Package Options:

    pkgs
        A list of packages to delete. Must be passed as a python list. The
        ``name`` parameter will be ignored if this option is passed.

    .. versionadded:: 0.16.0


    Returns a list containing the removed packages.

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' pkg.remove <package name>
        salt '*' pkg.remove <package1>,<package2>,<package3>
        salt '*' pkg.remove pkgs='["foo", "bar"]'

def remove(name=None, pkgs=None, **kwargs):
    '''
    name
        The name of the package to be deleted.


    Multiple Package Options:

    pkgs
        A list of packages to delete. Must be passed as a python list. The
        ``name`` parameter will be ignored if this option is passed.

    .. versionadded:: 0.16.0


    Returns a list containing the removed packages.

    CLI Example:

    .. code-block:: bash

        salt '*' pkg.remove <package name>
        salt '*' pkg.remove <package1>,<package2>,<package3>
        salt '*' pkg.remove pkgs='["foo", "bar"]'
    '''
    try:
        pkg_params, pkg_type = __salt__['pkg_resource.parse_targets'](
            name, pkgs
        )
    except MinionError as exc:
        raise CommandExecutionError(exc)

    if not pkg_params:
        return {}

    old = list_pkgs()
    args = []

    for param in pkg_params:
        ver = old.get(param, [])
        if not ver:
            continue
        if isinstance(ver, list):
            args.extend(['{0}-{1}'.format(param, v) for v in ver])
        else:
            args.append('{0}-{1}'.format(param, ver))

    if not args:
        return {}

    pkgin = _check_pkgin()
    cmd = [pkgin, '-y', 'remove'] if pkgin else ['pkg_remove']
    cmd.extend(args)

    out = __salt__['cmd.run_all'](cmd, output_loglevel='trace')

    if out['retcode'] != 0 and out['stderr']:
        errors = [out['stderr']]
    else:
        errors = []

    __context__.pop('pkg.list_pkgs', None)
    new = list_pkgs()
    ret = salt.utils.data.compare_dicts(old, new)

    if errors:
        raise CommandExecutionError(
            'Problem encountered removing package(s)',
            info={'errors': errors, 'changes': ret}
        )

    return ret