def get_attribute()

in lambda/src/common/lex_helper.py [0:0]

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def get_attribute(event, attr, default_val={}):
    """
    Retrieve attribute from request. if it's null or doesn't exist, return default value.
    """
    return default_val if attr not in event or event[attr] is None else event[attr]