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# Python2.x Python Dictionary setdefault() Method [ Python Dictionary](#) * * * ## Description The Python dictionary setdefault() function is similar to the [get() method](#). If the key does not exist in the dictionary, it will add the key and set the value to the default value. ## Syntax The syntax for the setdefault() method is: dict.setdefault(key, default=None) ## Parameters * key -- The key to look up. * default -- The default value to set if the key does not exist. ## Return Value If the dictionary contains the given key, it returns the value corresponding to that key; otherwise, it returns the value set for that key. ## Example The following example demonstrates the usage of the setdefault() function: ## Example (Python 2.0+) #!/usr/bin/python# -*- coding: UTF-8 -*-tinydict = {'tutorial': '', 'google': 'Google Search'} print"Value : %s" % tinydict.setdefault('tutorial', None)print"Value : %s" % tinydict.setdefault('Taobao', 'Taobao') The output of the above example is: Value : Value : Taobao [ Python Dictionary](#)