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[Python-Dev] Attributes access with dict

Eric Smith eric at trueblade.com
Fri Mar 25 02:29:02 CET 2011 
On 3/24/2011 8:10 PM, Eugene Toder wrote:
>> Although we do something similar with namedtuple (instead of using a
>> dict), so it's not like we have a strict distinction.
>
> Named tuple is a convenience to avoid creating boilerplate classes (or
> resorting to use dict with well-known keys).

My point is that I don't see the distinction between avoiding using 
dicts with well-known keys and wanting to access a dict with attribute 
access (which is where this started). Seems the same to me.

Not that it matters much to me either way.

Eric.
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