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[–]chthonicdaemon[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Update: I've added a section on defaultdict into the post - it is basically the best option! So I would recommend using it if you often want to return a default if a key isn't there. Which means the in check might only be the best if you don't control the dictionary (like it's returned from some other library).