[Python-Dev] Re: An unambiguous way of initializing an empty dictionary and set

On 3/13/22 14:49, joao.p.f.batista.97@gmail.com wrote:

Currently: l = [] # new empty list t = () # new empty tuple s = set() # new empty set (no clean and consistent way of initializing regarding the others) <<< d = {} # new empty dictionary

Possible solution: s = {} # new empty set d = {:} # new empty dictionary (the ":" is a reference to key-value pairs)

Current workaround at least for consistency: l = list() # new empty list t = tuple() # new empty tuple s = set() # new empty set d = dict() # new empty dictionary

However, it doesn't feel right to not be able to initialize an empty set as cleanly and consistently as lists, tuples and dictionaries in both forms.

This is a topic better fit to python-ideas. -- ~Ethan~