Ben Finney wrote:
> In the specific use case of wanting a default value when a dictionary
> doesn't have a particular key, you can also use this:
>
> >>> foo = {0: "spam", 1: "eggs", 7: "beans"}
> >>> for key in [1, 2, 7]:
> ... desc = foo.get(key, None)
usually spelled
desc = foo.get(key) # returns None if not present
or
desc = foo.get(key, default)
if you want something other than None.
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