if '_citation.title' in mmcif_dict:
L1 = mmcif_dict['_citation.title']
else:
L1 = "???"
if '_citation.year' in mmcif_dict:
L2 = mmcif_dict['_citation.year']
else:
L2 = "???"
if '_citation.pdbx_database_id_DOI' in mmcif_dict:
L3 = mmcif_dict['_citation.pdbx_database_id_DOI']
else:
L3 = "???"
The code can be fixed like this: