# Add None coalescing operator in Python

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/add-none-coalescing-operator-in-python/8292>\
**Category:** Ideas\
**Created:** [April 19, 2021, 5:03am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/add-none-coalescing-operator-in-python/8292 "2021-04-19T05:03:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![steve.dower](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discuss.python.org/steve.dower/32/56_2.png) [@steve.dower](https://discuss.python.org/u/steve.dower)\
**Post date:** [April 20, 2021, 4:49pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/add-none-coalescing-operator-in-python/8292/8 "2021-04-20T16:49:15Z")

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My plan is to drop it completely, because I now think the additional syntax would not make Python cleaner or a better language.

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