Update of /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib In directory sc8-pr-cvs1.sourceforge.net:/tmp/cvs-serv29014 Modified Files: libstdtypes.tex Log Message: Clarify the ordering of dictionary keys. Index: libstdtypes.tex =================================================================== RCS file: /cvsroot/python/python/dist/src/Doc/lib/libstdtypes.tex,v retrieving revision 1.169 retrieving revision 1.170 diff -u -d -r1.169 -r1.170 --- libstdtypes.tex 11 Nov 2004 06:14:05 -0000 1.169 +++ libstdtypes.tex 25 Nov 2004 05:16:19 -0000 1.170 @@ -1367,8 +1367,10 @@ \item[(2)] \versionadded{2.2} -\item[(3)] Keys and values are listed in random order. If -\method{items()}, \method{keys()}, \method{values()}, +\item[(3)] Keys and values are listed in an arbitrary order which is +non-random, varies across Python implementations, and depends on the +dictionary's history of insertions and deletions. +If \method{items()}, \method{keys()}, \method{values()}, \method{iteritems()}, \method{iterkeys()}, and \method{itervalues()} are called with no intervening modifications to the dictionary, the lists will directly correspond. This allows the creation of