<s>[INST] Return None if Dictionary key is not available I need a way to get a dictionary value if its key exists, or simply return None, if it does not.
However, Python returns a key_error if you search for a key that does not exist. I know that I can check for the key, but I am looking for something more explicit. Is there a way to just return None if the key does not exist ?
 [/INST] You can use get()
value = d.get(key)

which will return None if key is not in d. You can also provide a different default value that will be returned instead of None:
value = d.get(key, "empty")

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