cnb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > Are dictionaries the same as hashtables?
The 'dict' type in Python has certain behaviour, as specified in the language reference. In CPython they are implemented as hash tables, but I don't recall anything that specifies they *must* be implemented that way. So my answer would be "maybe, but don't count on it". Write your program to the specified behaviour of the language, not to the underlying implementation. -- \ “With Lisp or Forth, a master programmer has unlimited power | `\ and expressiveness. With Python, even a regular guy can reach | _o__) for the stars.” —Raymond Hettinger | Ben Finney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
