>From a python's user point of view. a sorted dict/set/list was sometimes a requirement for me. Basically. a dictionary that had a BTree implementation instead of a hash table. Also. having an explicit type error would then be a clear indication that you have something wrong in your implementattion (and therefore useful indication). Other languages have separate collection frameworks like C# has powercollections. Having these collections as part of the standard library is another issue though. On 9/15/07, Arvind Singh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I hope that Python gets a sorteddict and a > > sortedset. > > > It doesn't make sense for Python to have sorteddict or sortedset. You see, > dict can have keys which cannot be ordered (keys can be heterogeneous, in > which case Py3K may raise TypeError; ordering doesn't make sense for the > objects used as keys) and same goes for set elements. > > Sorting makes sense only as a run-time operation, in which case, the > programmer should be prepared to handle appropriate exceptions. > > Btw, would you like a dict or set for which you have to handle exceptions > at every insertion? > > -- > Regards, > Arvind > _______________________________________________ > Python-3000 mailing list > Python-3000@python.org > http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-3000 > Unsubscribe: > http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-3000/nevillegrech%40gmail.com > >
-- Regards, Neville Grech
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