bearophileh...@lycos.com wrote: > Bryan Olson: >> A few bits fuzzy. Is the following True or False if dict is insert-ordered? >> dict(a=6, b=7) == dict(b=7, a=6) > > In my odict implementation I have disallowed that syntax because if > you want to define a mydict(**kwds) function that allows a syntax > like: > > mydict(a=6, b=7) > > it takes a dict as argument, such dict is currently not ordered. If > built-in dicts become ordered, then that dict too may become > ordered :-) > > Anyway, maybe it's good to ignore the inserting order of items when > you look for odict equality. > But then they wouldn't be equal. As I said right at the start if this thread:
> one of the prime issues every time > this comes up is the inability of the various proponents to agree on how > dicts should actually be ordered. The remainder of the thread vindicates that comment. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list