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+++ title = "python or [default]" date = 2023-10-02 [taxonomies] tags= ["shortnotes"] +++

Did you know that you can use the “or” keyword in python to set a “default” for a variable?

variable_name = value_or_none() or "default value!" 

Over five years since I started using Python, and I’m only learning this now. I wish I knew about it sooner.