Access dict key and return None if doesn't exist

Question

In Python what is the most efficient way to do this:

my_var = some_var[\'my_key\'] | None

ie. assign some_var[\'my_key\'] to

Answer 1

In python "|" is translated to "or", so:

my_var = some_var or None

Edit:

You've edited your initial post. The correct way to do what you want is:

my_var = some_var.get('my_key', None)