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The get Method

Safe access

The get() method returns None instead of raising an error:

person = {"name": "Alice"}

print(person.get("name"))    # Alice
print(person.get("height"))  # None (no error)

You can provide a default value:

height = person.get("height", 0)
print(height)  # 0

Use get() when a key might not exist. Use square brackets when you're sure it does.