[mod_python] Beginner question re: getting form data and key errors when var not defined

> This is a really a Python language question, not a mod_python question 
> per se.
> 
> You have several options, including:
> 
> if req.form.has_key('author'):
>   author = req.form['author']
> else:
>   author = None
> 
> Or:
> 
> try:
>   author = req.form['author']
> except KeyError:
>   author = None

or
    req.form.get('author', None)

this if req.form is a standard Python dictionary



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Damjan Georgievski
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