Set `default` if the key is not in the cache otherwise
        leave unchanged. Return the value of this key.

def setdefault(self, key, default=None):
        """Set `default` if the key is not in the cache otherwise
        leave unchanged. Return the value of this key.
        """
        self._wlock.acquire()
        try:
            try:
                return self[key]
            except KeyError:
                self[key] = default
                return default
        finally:
            self._wlock.release()