yes, my_dict.get() is my preferred solution too, if I can come up with a sensible default value or action. Otherwise, I do my_dict[key] without try/except. But

yes, my_dict.get() is my preferred solution too, if I can come up with a sensible default value or action. Otherwise, I do my_dict[key] without try/except. But I'm not sure if that's just a style preference or if there's a large performance difference in Python.