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Barry via Python-list schreef op 16/03/2024 om 9:15:
>
> > On 15 Mar 2024, at 19:51, Thomas Passin via Python-list <python-list@python.org>  wrote:
> > 
> > I've always like writing using the "or" form and have never gotten bit
>
> I, on the other hand, had to fix a production problem that using “or” introducted.
> I avoid this idiom because it fails on falsy values.
>
Me too. It's just too fragile. When writing code you're going to need an 
alternative for cases where "config.get('source_name') or default_value" 
doesn't work correctly; much better to use that alternative for all cases.

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