[Python-Dev] That depends on what the meaning of "is" is (was Re: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2011-December/115172.html) (original) (raw)
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On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 10:28 PM, Jim Jewett <jimjjewett at gmail.com> wrote:
Given the wording requiring a real dictionary, I would have assumed that it was OK (if perhaps not sensible) to do pointer arithmetic and access the keys/values/hashes directly. (Though if the breakage was between python versions, I would feel guilty about griping too loudly.)
If you're going to be a language lawyer about it, I would simply point out that all the spec requires is that "type(env) is dict" -- it says nothing about how Python defines "type" or "is" or "dict". So, you're on your own with that one. ;-) -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: <http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/attachments/20120102/37f584ed/attachment.html>
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