Question

Suppose I have this code in Python:

l = dict['link']
t = dict['title']        <<<<<<<<error here, there is no "title"
d = dict['description']
k = dict['keyword']

What if there is an error on line 2, but I want it to continue running the script and assign the other values? Can I just “ignore” the errors?

EDIT: I know how to do a simple try, except. However, Oftentimes when there is an error on #2, it will shoot to the except, and then NOT continue the rest of the code.’

EDIT: I understand that there is a “get” method. However, I’d like a GENERAL way of doing it…I won’t always be using dictionaries.

Answer 1

The easiest option is to use .get():

l = dict.get('link')
t = dict.get('title')
d = dict.get('description')
k = dict.get('keyword')

The t variable will then contain None (you can use dict.get('title', '') if you want an empty string, for example). Another option would be to catch the KeyError exception.