Steven Bethard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Thomas Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> [About an ordered dictionary] > [snip] >> I cannot understand why people are against adding it to stdlib (after >> the name, the implementation, and the exact place have been decided). >> It's certainly a useful data type, isn't it? > > Well, that was basically the question I posed. So far I've seen only > one use for it, and that one is better served by adding a function to > itertools.
Hm, removing duplicates from a list is an algorithm, not a data structure. And the code you posted (no offense intended) is, also imo, faster written by an experienced programmer than located in some module. OTOH, I see no problem adding it to itertools. > What use do you have for it other than filtering > duplicates from a list while retaining order? If this were the only use case, you are right. I cannot remember the use case I once had right now, and probably the code has been rewritten anyway. But I assume use cases exist, otherwise there weren't so many recipes for the ordered dictionary. Thomas _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
