Configuring an object via a dictionary

[Roel Schroeven]

Op 19/03/2024 om 0:44 schreef Gilmeh Serda via Python-list:
> On Mon, 18 Mar 2024 10:09:27 +1300, dn wrote:
>
> > YMMV!
> > NB your corporate Style Guide may prefer 'the happy path'...
>
> If you only want to check for None, this works too:
>
> >>> name = None
> >>> dafault_value = "default"
> >>> name or default_value
> 'default'
> >>> name = 'Fred Flintstone'
> >>> name or default_value
> 'Fred Flintstone'

 >>> name = ''
 >>> name or default_value
'default'

 >>> name = False
 >>> name or default_value
'default'

 >>> name = []
 >>> name or default_value
'default'

 >>> name = 0
 >>> name or default_value
'default'

You haven't only checked for None! You have rejected *every* falsish 
value, even though they may very well be acceptable values.

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