Python: if key in dict vs. try/except
- by LeeMobile
I have a question about idioms and readability, and there seems to be a clash of Python philosophies for this particular case:
I want to build dictionary A from dictionary B. If a specific key does not exist in B, then do nothing and continue on.
Which way is better?
try:
A["blah"] = B["blah"]
except KeyError:
pass
or
if "blah" in B:
A["blah"] = B["blah"]
"Do and ask for forgiveness" vs. "simplicity and explicitness".
Which is better and why?