What is the difference between POST.get("..") and POST[".."] in django

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I am beginner to django and i would like to know the difference between POST.get("..") and POST[".."].

def home(request):
   username=request.POST.get("username")
return render(request,{"username":username})

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def home(request):
       username=request.POST["username"]
    return render(request,{"username":username})
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1 Answers

request.POST["username"]

This will throw an error(KeyError) if the key is not found.

request.POST.get("username")

This will return None if the key is not found.

And also, you can add a default value if the key is not found.

request.POST.get("username", "your_desired_value")

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