From f8f19b1a746d9317da5a80a44eff119323295577 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Arun Prasad <aruntechfreak@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2025 19:06:44 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] perf: Avoid creating an intermediate container

create a items tuple by combining first_items with extra_items and is not used in the reminder of the code.
To make it more efficient we can check the items directly
---
 fastapi/utils.py | 5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fastapi/utils.py b/fastapi/utils.py
index 2e79ee6b1..e75c76077 100644
--- a/fastapi/utils.py
+++ b/fastapi/utils.py
@@ -247,8 +247,9 @@ def get_value_or_default(
 
     Otherwise, the first item (a `DefaultPlaceholder`) will be returned.
     """
-    items = (first_item,) + extra_items
-    for item in items:
+    if not isinstance(first_item, DefaultPlaceholder):
+        return first_item
+    for item in extra_items:
         if not isinstance(item, DefaultPlaceholder):
             return item
     return first_item