diff --git a/PIL/GifImagePlugin.py b/PIL/GifImagePlugin.py
index bdda5c185..7fe662fc6 100644
--- a/PIL/GifImagePlugin.py
+++ b/PIL/GifImagePlugin.py
@@ -415,10 +415,7 @@ def _save(im, fp, filename, save_all=False):
 
 
 def get_interlace(im):
-    try:
-        interlace = im.encoderinfo["interlace"]
-    except KeyError:
-        interlace = 1
+    interlace = im.encoderinfo.get("interlace", 1)
 
     # workaround for @PIL153
     if min(im.size) < 16:
@@ -484,10 +481,7 @@ def _get_local_header(fp, im, offset, flags):
                  o8(0))
     include_color_table = im.encoderinfo.get('include_color_table')
     if include_color_table:
-        try:
-            palette = im.encoderinfo["palette"]
-        except KeyError:
-            palette = None
+        palette = im.encoderinfo.get("palette", None)
         palette_bytes = _get_palette_bytes(im, palette, im.encoderinfo)[0]
         color_table_size = _get_color_table_size(palette_bytes)
         if color_table_size:
diff --git a/PIL/ImImagePlugin.py b/PIL/ImImagePlugin.py
index 4638419fa..b0edac409 100644
--- a/PIL/ImImagePlugin.py
+++ b/PIL/ImImagePlugin.py
@@ -325,10 +325,7 @@ def _save(im, fp, filename, check=0):
     except KeyError:
         raise ValueError("Cannot save %s images as IM" % im.mode)
 
-    try:
-        frames = im.encoderinfo["frames"]
-    except KeyError:
-        frames = 1
+    frames = im.encoderinfo.get("frames", 1)
 
     if check:
         return check
diff --git a/PIL/Image.py b/PIL/Image.py
index 77f2836c0..a656209e5 100644
--- a/PIL/Image.py
+++ b/PIL/Image.py
@@ -2194,10 +2194,7 @@ def fromarray(obj, mode=None):
     arr = obj.__array_interface__
     shape = arr['shape']
     ndim = len(shape)
-    try:
-        strides = arr['strides']
-    except KeyError:
-        strides = None
+    strides = arr.get('strides', None)
     if mode is None:
         try:
             typekey = (1, 1) + shape[2:], arr['typestr']
diff --git a/Scripts/player.py b/Scripts/player.py
index ac9eb817f..40873ff5f 100644
--- a/Scripts/player.py
+++ b/Scripts/player.py
@@ -38,10 +38,7 @@ class UI(Label):
 
         self.update()
 
-        try:
-            duration = im.info["duration"]
-        except KeyError:
-            duration = 100
+        duration = im.info.get("duration", 100)
         self.after(duration, self.next)
 
     def next(self):
@@ -64,10 +61,7 @@ class UI(Label):
             except EOFError:
                 return  # end of file
 
-        try:
-            duration = im.info["duration"]
-        except KeyError:
-            duration = 100
+        duration = im.info.get("duration", 100)
         self.after(duration, self.next)
 
         self.update_idletasks()