Issue 32979: dict get() function equivalent for lists. (original) (raw)

Hi there!

I hope this wasn't suggested before. I couldn't find any issues related to it.

The get() function on the dictionary object is such a convenient way for retrieving items from a dict that might not exists. I always wondered why the list object does not have an equivalent?

I constantly run into something like this:

myval = mylist[1] if len(mylist) > 1 else None

or worse like this:

try:
    myval = mylist[1]
except IndexError:
    myval = None

While I think it would be nice to do it like this:

myval = mylist.get(1)

Any love for this?

Cheers! :)