On Aug 12, 12:15 pm, James Stroud <jstr...@mbi.ucla.edu> wrote: > I realize I left out my use. The intent of the function is to flag > objects that will make useful keys for a persistent dictionary. The > {C():4}[C()] example demonstrates why I want to avoid certain types of > keys--I don't want users to do things like {C():4, C():4}, which python > happily allows but falls apart at the level of persistence.
What am I missing here? How, in terms of persistence, is {C():4, C(): 4} conceptually different from {'spam':4, 'ham':4}? -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list