FWIW I use d.pop(k, None) to mean "just remove this already regardless of whether or not it's present now". cheers lvh On 07 Aug 2012, at 22:25, MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:

The 'set' class has a 'discard' method, but dict doesn't.

I know that I can just delete the key and catch the exception if it's absent, but I can also 'remove' a member from a set and catch the exception if it's absent, OR just 'discard' it to avoid an exception.

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FWIW I use d.pop(k, None) to mean "just remove this already regardless of whether or not it's present now". cheers lvh On 07 Aug 2012, at 22:25, MRAB <python@mrabarnett.plus.com> wrote:

The 'set' class has a 'discard' method, but dict doesn't.

I know that I can just delete the key and catch the exception if it's absent, but I can also 'remove' a member from a set and catch the exception if it's absent, OR just 'discard' it to avoid an exception.

How much interest would there be in adding 'discard' to dict too? _______________________________________________ Python-ideas mailing list Python-ideas@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-ideas