It's not that pretty, but 
$template->param(
  some_var => 10,
  (some_var => $hash{some_possibly_undefined_key}) x!! exists($hash{so
+me_possibly_undefined_key}),
);

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will do what you want. Or 
$template->param(
  some_var => exists $hash{some_possibly_undefined_key} ? $hash{some_p
+ossibly_undefined_key} : 10;
);

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However, you might also try using Params::Validate 
{
   package MyTemplate;

   use base Template;

   use Params::Validate qw (validate);

   sub param
   {
       my $self = shift;
       my %p = validate(@_, {
           some_var => {
               default => 12,
           }
       });
       $self->SUPER::param(%p);
   }
}

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To actually answer your question, some things are hard to protect against and it is best to just try to avoid some constructs. For example you can write 
if ($a == 0)
or you can write 
if (0 == $a)
using the second will keep you from the problem of writing if ($a = 0).
-- gam3
A picture is worth a thousand words, but takes 200K.

In reply to Re: What protects me from doing this stupid thing..? by gam3
in thread What protects me from doing this stupid thing..? by Cody Pendant

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