How do we get an optional class attribute in Python?

Question

For dictionary we can use `.get` method. What about a class's attribute and provide a default value?

Accepted Answer

You can use `hasattr` and `getattr`.

For example:

```
hasattr(foo, 'bar')
```

would return `True` if `foo` has an attribute named `bar`, otherwise `False` and

```
getattr(foo, 'bar', 'quux')
```

would return `foo.bar` if it exists, otherwise defaults to `quux`.

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