[Python-Dev] Re: Should set objects maintain insertion order too?

2019-12-28 Thread Tim Peters
[Larry] > Here is the original description of my problem, from the original email in > this thread. I considered this an adequate explanation of my problem > at the time. >> I do have a use case for this. In one project I maintain a "ready" list of >> jobs; I need to iterate over it, but I also

[Python-Dev] Re: Should set objects maintain insertion order too?

2019-12-28 Thread Larry Hastings
On 12/27/19 7:44 PM, Tim Peters wrote: [Nick Coghlan ] I took Larry's request a slightly different way: he has a use case where he wants order preservation (so built in sets aren't good), but combined with low cost duplicate identification and elimination and removal of arbitrary elements (so