[Python-Dev] annoying dictionary problem, non-existing keys

[Oleg Broytmann]

On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 11:13:25AM +0300, bvidinli wrote:
> if conf.has_key('key1'):
>      if conf['key1']<>'':
>          other commands....
> 
> this is very annoying.
> in php, i was able to code only like:
> if conf['key1']=='someth'
> 
> in python, this fails, because, if key1 does not exists, it raises an exception.

if conf.get('key1')=='someth':...

PS. Please do not cross-post so extensively.

Oleg.
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