retry in try:...except:

[Mark Pilgrim]

In article <UDCh6.101352$Pm2.1931128 at news20.bellglobal.com>,
  dan at eevolved.com wrote:
> Does something like this exist
>
> def getval(self, key)
>         try:
>                 return self.__keys[key]
>         except KeyError:
>                 self.__keys[key] = None
>                 retry #!!!!
>
> thanks,
> Dan

def getval(self, key): return self.__keys.setdefault(key, None)

## For more information about the setdefault method, see
http://python.org/doc/current/lib/typesmapping.html

-M
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