Can I replace IF statements with a key lookup ?

[jehoshua]

If I have code like the following ( from https://python-forum.io/Thread-Convert-e...VCF-format ):

    name = ""
    if 'cn' in record:
        name = record['cn'][0]
    
    surname = ""
    if 'sn' in record:
        surname = record['sn'][0]
    
    given_name = ""
    if 'givenName' in record:
        given_name = record['givenName'][0]
    
    display_name = ""
    if 'displayName' in record:
        display_name = record['displayName'][0]
    
    email = ""
    if 'mail' in record:
        email = record['mail'][0]

and the input data is from an LDIF formatted file, and the record is coming from a dictionary/class as such

OrderedDict([('objectClass', ['inetOrgPerson']), ('cn', ['Forrest Gump']), ('sn', ['Gump']), ('displayName', ['Forrest Gump']), ('mail', ['[email protected]'])])

can I use some sort of key lookup as explained at Python: How Key lookup works in Dictionary and how to customize it? ??

simply to replace all the ugly IF statements with a simple key lookup ??