Hello guys! Welcome back to another section of my tutorial on Python. In this tutorial guide, we are going to be studying about the Python Dictionary setdefault() method.
The Python Dictionary setdefault() method is quite similar to get() method, but it will set dict[key] = default if key is not already in dict.
The Python Dictionary setdefault() method is quite similar to get() method, but it will set dict[key] = default if key is not already in dict.
Syntax
The following below is the syntax for the Python Dictionary setdefault() method -
dict.setdefault(key, default = None )
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Parameter Details
- key - Key to be searched for in the dictionary.
- default - This is the value to be returned in case key does not exist.
Return Value
This method returns a value for the given key. If key is not available, then it returns default value None.
Example
The following below is a simple example -
#!/usr/bin/python
dict = {'Name': 'Paul', 'Age': 20}
print "Value : %s" % dict.setdefault('Age', None)
print "Value : %s" % dict.setdefault('Sex', None)
Output
Below is the output of the above example -
Value : 20
Value : None
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Alright guys! This is where we are rounding up for this tutorial post. In my next tutorial, we are going to be studying about the Python Dictionary update() method.
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