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get()

The syntax of the get() method is as follows:

dict.get(key, default=None) 

The get() method is used to get the value of a given key from the dictionary. If key is not found, then the default value or message will return. See the following example, where key is present:

 >>> A1 = {'iron-man': 'Tony', 'CA': 'Steve', 'BW': 'Natasha', 'hulk': 'Bruce-Banner'} >>> A1.get('iron-man',"not found") 'Tony'

In the preceding example, since the key is found, the custom message, not found, does not get printed. Let's see another example:

 >>> A1.get('panther',"not found") 'not found' >>> A1.get("Black") >>>

If the custom message is not set, then nothing will be returned. There is another method, setdefault(), which is very much similar to the  ...