Want to assign to a #Python dict, but only if the key doesn't yet exist? Use setdefault: d = {'a':10, 'b':20} d.setdefault('a', 999) # returns 10, meaning "a already has a value of 10" d.setdefault('x', 999) # returns 999, meaning "x now has a value of 999"

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