[Python-Dev] Proposal: defaultdict (original) (raw)

Fuzzyman fuzzyman at voidspace.org.uk
Fri Feb 17 12:02:05 CET 2006


Martin v. Löwis wrote:

Guido van Rossum wrote:

Feedback?

I would like this to be part of the standard dictionary type, rather than being a subtype. d.setdefault([]) (one argument) should install a default value, and d.cleardefault() should remove that setting; d.default should be read-only. Alternatively, d.default could be assignable and del-able. Also, I think haskey/in should return True if there is a default. And exactly what use would it then be ?

Michael Foord

Regards, Martin


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