Hi! Seems like a question for python-ideas mailing list, not for python-dev.
On Fri, Apr 29, 2011 at 10:27:46AM -0400, Roy Hyunjin Han wrote: > It would be convenient if replacing items in a dictionary returns the > new dictionary, in a manner analogous to str.replace(). What do you > think? > :: > > # Current behavior > x = {'key1': 1} > x.update(key1=3) == None > x == {'key1': 3} # Original variable has changed > > # Possible behavior > x = {'key1': 1} > x.replace(key1=3) == {'key1': 3} > x == {'key1': 1} # Original variable is unchanged You can implement this in your own subclass of dict, no? Oleg. -- Oleg Broytman http://phdru.name/ p...@phdru.name Programmers don't die, they just GOSUB without RETURN. _______________________________________________ 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