[Zope] Simple Python question

<alert type="newbie"> How do I test if a value exists in Python? I'd really like to avoid using try/except if possible. I need to do something like: if defined(x): print 'x is cool' else: print 'x does not exist' </alert> ___/ / __/ / ____/ Ed Leafe http://leafe.com/ http://foxcentral.net