On 11/11/2011 09:24, Duncan Booth wrote:
pick keys that that hash to the same value modulo the size of the dictionary. Since the dictionary copy copies the keys in the order they are stored you will get the same hash conflict in the copy as the original.
Brilliant, thank-you. So I was just being 'lucky' in my choices of dict keys. I believe this is the answer I am looking for. René & Ross's point about being mindful of different implementations is still very pertinent in my mind, but I'm happy for now.
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