There would be no purpose in the `get()` function if it raised an exception if the key wasn't there - that's how `[]` works. On the other hand, `getattr` is IMO

There would be no purpose in the `get()` function if it raised an exception if the key wasn't there - that's how `[]` works. On the other hand, `getattr` is IMO mostly used for situations where you don't know what properties exist on an object, so you can't just use the dot notation.