# set default values for all keys
d = collections.defaultdict(lambda:1)
# set default value for a key if not exist - will not modify dictionary
value = d.get(key,default_value)
# if key is in the dictionary: return value
# else: insert the default value as well as return it
dict_trie.setdefault(char,{})
>>> from collections import defaultdict
>>> food_list = 'spam spam spam spam spam spam eggs spam'.split()
>>> food_count = defaultdict(int) # default value of int is 0
>>> for food in food_list:
... food_count[food] += 1 # increment element's value by 1
...
defaul
"""defaultdict allows us to initialize a dictionary that will assign a
default value to non-existent keys. By supplying the argument int,
we are able to ensure that any non-existent keys are automatically
assigned a default value of 0."""
# Python program to demonstrate
# defaultdict
from collections import defaultdict
# Function to return a default
# values for keys that is not
# present
def def_value():
return "Not Present"
# Defining the dict
d = defaultdict(def_value)
d["a"] = 1
d["b"] = 2
print(d["a"]) # 1
print(d["b"]) # 2
print(d["c"]) # Not Present