Message 321708 - Python tracker

Message321708

Author	bup
Recipients	bup, docs@python
Date	2018-07-16.06:00:26
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Message-id	<1531720827.11.0.56676864532.issue34123@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#dict.popitem `dict.popitem` no longer returns an "arbitrary" (key, value) pair as the documentation suggests. Rather, it always returns the pair whose key was most recently inserted (ie., the last entry in `dk_entries`). Perhaps the docs could reflect that this method is now always LIFO rather arbitrary now that insertion order is guaranteed?

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https://docs.python.org/3/library/stdtypes.html#dict.popitem


`dict.popitem` no longer returns an "arbitrary" (key, value) pair as the documentation suggests. Rather, it always returns the pair whose key was most recently *inserted* (ie., the last entry in `dk_entries`).

Perhaps the docs could reflect that this method is now always LIFO rather arbitrary now that insertion order is guaranteed?

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Date	User	Action	Args
2018-07-16 06:00:27	bup	set	recipients: + bup, docs@python
2018-07-16 06:00:27	bup	set	messageid: <1531720827.11.0.56676864532.issue34123@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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