diff --git a/Lib/csv.py b/Lib/csv.py
index c66717dc1ee59e7..773806f2145a13f 100644
--- a/Lib/csv.py
+++ b/Lib/csv.py
@@ -87,19 +87,20 @@ class Dialect:
 
     This must be subclassed (see csv.excel).  Valid attributes are:
     delimiter, quotechar, escapechar, doublequote, skipinitialspace,
-    lineterminator, quoting.
+    lineterminator, quoting, strict.
 
     """
     _name = ""
     _valid = False
     # placeholders
-    delimiter = None
-    quotechar = None
+    delimiter = ','
+    quotechar = '"'
     escapechar = None
-    doublequote = None
-    skipinitialspace = None
-    lineterminator = None
-    quoting = None
+    doublequote = True
+    skipinitialspace = False
+    lineterminator = '\r\n'
+    quoting = QUOTE_MINIMAL
+    strict = False
 
     def __init__(self):
         if self.__class__ != Dialect:
diff --git a/Lib/test/test_csv.py b/Lib/test/test_csv.py
index 91170cc16b3ac95..ca99769d4bf1b15 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_csv.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_csv.py
@@ -139,6 +139,18 @@ def _test_kw_attrs(self, ctor, *args):
         self.assertIs(obj.dialect.skipinitialspace, True)
         self.assertIs(obj.dialect.strict, True)
 
+    def test_default_attrs(self):
+        class dialect(csv.Dialect):
+            pass
+        self.assertEqual(dialect.delimiter, ',')
+        self.assertEqual(dialect.doublequote, True)
+        self.assertEqual(dialect.escapechar, None)
+        self.assertEqual(dialect.lineterminator, '\r\n')
+        self.assertEqual(dialect.quotechar, '"')
+        self.assertEqual(dialect.quoting, csv.QUOTE_MINIMAL)
+        self.assertEqual(dialect.skipinitialspace, False)
+        self.assertEqual(dialect.strict, False)
+
     def test_reader_kw_attrs(self):
         self._test_kw_attrs(csv.reader, [])
 
@@ -648,6 +660,7 @@ class mydialect(csv.Dialect):
     def test_incomplete_dialect(self):
         class myexceltsv(csv.Dialect):
             delimiter = "\t"
+            quoting = None
         self.assertRaises(csv.Error, myexceltsv)
 
     def test_space_dialect(self):
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-12-18-21-24-48.gh-issue-73138.9TOxub.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-12-18-21-24-48.gh-issue-73138.9TOxub.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..dd86309410bb220
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-12-18-21-24-48.gh-issue-73138.9TOxub.rst
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Add missing :attr:`Dialect.strict` attribute to :class:`csv.Dialect`.
diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-12-18-21-57-36.gh-issue-100335.89i6HX.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-12-18-21-57-36.gh-issue-100335.89i6HX.rst
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000000..6b74135ed76323a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Library/2022-12-18-21-57-36.gh-issue-100335.89i6HX.rst
@@ -0,0 +1,2 @@
+Set the attribute values of :class:`csv.Dialect` to their documented
+defaults, see :ref:`csv-fmt-params`.