Re: [Python-ideas] Ordered Dictionary Literals

Richard Saunders wrote:

Hey All,

We were exploring new features of Python 3.0 at our Tucson User's Group

You should actually be using 3.1 if you are not.

The two ideas floated were: od = ['a':1, 'b':2, 'c':3] # [ ] imply order, the ':' implies key-value

Interesting idea, but this would mean making ordered dict a fundamental builtin type that all implementations must include rather than a somewhat optional module import. I do not think it qualifies, at least not yet.

or

od = o{'a':1, 'b':2, 'c':3} # { } imply dict, o implies order

Apologies if this is the wrong place for this discussion.

Perfect place for such idea. Terry Jan Reedy