Access dict key and return None if doesn't exist

Question

In Python what is the most efficient way to do this:

my_var = some_var[\'my_key\'] | None

ie. assign some_var[\'my_key\'] to

Answer 1

You are looking for the get() method of dict.

my_var = some_var.get('some_key')

The get() method will return the value associated with 'some_key', if such a value exists. If the key is not present, then None will be returned.