[Python-ideas] Fwd: Null coalescing operator

[Ethan Furman]

On 09/12/2016 12:05 AM, Michel Desmoulin wrote:

> There is also an alternative to this operator, and it's allowing a
> shortcut to do:
>
> try:
>      val = do_thing()
> except ThingError:
>      val = "default"
>
> In the form of:
>
> val = do_thing() except ThingError: "default"
>
> I was debated, and rejected, but I feel like mentioning it again because
> it has some strong benefits.

+1

There are many places in my code where this would clean things up a bit.  Not having it is like not having list comps or not having the ternary if-else -- possible, but it would be much nicer to have it.

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~Ethan~