diff --git a/envs/funcs.go b/envs/funcs.go
index 6676ade..0d3d2a2 100644
--- a/envs/funcs.go
+++ b/envs/funcs.go
@@ -17,6 +17,34 @@ import (
 	`r00t2.io/sysutils/paths`
 )
 
+/*
+	DefEnv operates like Python's .get() method on dicts (maps);
+	if the environment variable specified by key does not exist/is not specified,
+	then the value specified by fallback will be returned instead
+	otherwise key's value is returned.
+*/
+func DefEnv(key, fallback string) (value string) {
+
+	var exists bool
+
+	if value, exists = os.LookupEnv(key); !exists {
+		value = fallback
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
+// DefEnvBlank is like DefEnv but will ADDITIONALLY/ALSO apply fallback if key is *defined/exists but is an empty string*.
+func DefEnvBlank(key, fallback string) (value string) {
+
+	value = DefEnv(key, fallback)
+	if value == "" {
+		value = fallback
+	}
+
+	return
+}
+
 // GetEnvMap returns a map of all environment variables. All values are strings.
 func GetEnvMap() (envVars map[string]string) {