-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Tue, 25 Sep 2007 10:18:50 -0700 "Guido van Rossum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On 9/25/07, Mark Summerfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I can understand your personal preference for dict, although mine is for > > sorteddict---but IMO Python should provide both since both are > > legitimate in appropriate contexts. > > This is not a rationalization after the fact: it has always been a > specific design goal in Python to minimize the number of decisions > that a programmer must make up front. This goal also minimizes the > danger that the *wrong* decision is made, as the standard data types > are pretty darn good for almost any purpose. I ran into the issue of wanting an ordered dict recently. I was rather upset at having to redesign my data structures--at first. After reworking them to fit within the confines of an unordered dict, I realized that it actually worked better. This isn't to say there should be no such thing, but it really doesn't need to be a part of the standard library, imo. -1 vote for ordered dicts. Rob -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.6 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQFG+UW9qR5p8HaX4oURAtYmAKCX4xjNTyC7n2ksV/Jb6+ztrtd43ACglRF2 PGUqWUUviyMoWvg9cAO6otk= =umXa -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ 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/archive%40mail-archive.com
