On 8 October 2016 at 20:01, Serhiy Storchaka <storch...@gmail.com> wrote: > Since dict is ordered in CPython 3.6, it can be used instead of OrderedDict > in some places (e.g. for implementing simple limited caches). But since this > is implementation detail, it can't be used in the stdlib unconditionally. > Needed a way to check whether dict is ordered.
As Raymond suggests, if order actually matters for a given use case, then use collections.OrderedDict unconditionally without worrying about the behaviour of the default dict implementation. In addition to reducing code churn and improving cross-version and cross-implementation compatibility, doing that also lets the *reader* of the code know that the key iteration order matters. Cheers, Nick. -- Nick Coghlan | ncogh...@gmail.com | Brisbane, Australia _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
