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| Python raises a '''KeyError''' whenever a dict() object is requested (using the format {{{a = adict[key]}}}) and the key is not in the dictionary. | Python raises a '''KeyError''' whenever a dict() object is requested (using the format {{{a = adict[key]}}}) and the key is not in the dictionary. |
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| Even more handy is somewhat controversially-named `setdefault(key, val)` which sets the value of the key only if it is not already in the dict, and returns that value in any case: |
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Even more handy is somewhat controversially-named `setdefault(key, val)` which sets the value of the key only if it is not already in the dict, and returns that value in any case: {{{#!python |
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| # dog_owned_by == {'Tim': 'Scruffy', 'Peter': 'Furry', 'Sally': 'Fluffy'} |
Python raises a KeyError whenever a dict() object is requested (using the format a = adict[key]) and the key is not in the dictionary.
If you don't want to have an exception but would rather a default value used instead, you can use the get() method:
Even more handy is somewhat controversially-named setdefault(key, val) which sets the value of the key only if it is not already in the dict, and returns that value in any case:
1 default = 'Scruffy'
2 dog_owned_by = {'Peter': 'Furry', 'Sally': 'Fluffy'}
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4 dogs = []
5 for owner in ('Peter', 'Sally', 'Tim'):
6 dogs.append(dog_owned_by.setdefault(owner, default))
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8 # dogs == ['Furry', 'Fluffy', 'Scruffy']
9 # dog_owned_by == {'Tim': 'Scruffy', 'Peter': 'Furry', 'Sally': 'Fluffy'}