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[Python-Dev] Compact dict implementations (was: PEP 468

Franklin Lee leewangzhong+rsm at gmail.com
Sat Jun 18 12:57:16 EDT 2016 
In the original discussion, I think they decided to reimplement set before
dict.

The original discussion is here, for anyone else:
https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2012-December/123028.html

On Jun 18, 2016 3:15 AM, "INADA Naoki" <songofacandy at gmail.com> wrote:
> If builtin dict in both of PyPy and CPython is ordered, many people
> will relying it.
> It will force other Python implementations to implement it for
compatibility.
> In other words, it may be de-facto "Python Language", even if Python
> Language spec
> say it's an implementation detail.
>
> Is it OK?

Ordered, or just initially ordered? I mean, "ordered if no deletion".

They discussed scrambling the order.

(Subdiscussion was here:
https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2012-December/123041.html)
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