[Python-checkins] cpython (3.6): Clearer compact dict attribution to the original proposal

[raymond.hettinger]

https://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/1003eabb2705
changeset:   105896:1003eabb2705
branch:      3.6
parent:      105894:0509844f38df
user:        Raymond Hettinger <python at rcn.com>
date:        Thu Dec 29 23:49:20 2016 -0700
summary:
  Clearer compact dict attribution to the original proposal

files:
  Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst |  9 +++++++--
  1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)


diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst b/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst
--- a/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst
+++ b/Doc/whatsnew/3.6.rst
@@ -81,7 +81,9 @@
 
 * The :ref:`dict <typesmapping>` type has been reimplemented to use
   a :ref:`more compact representation <whatsnew36-compactdict>`
-  similar to the `PyPy dict implementation`_.  This resulted in dictionaries
+  based on `a proposal by Raymond Hettinger
+  <https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2012-December/123028.html>`_
+  and similar to the `PyPy dict implementation`_.  This resulted in dictionaries
   using 20% to 25% less memory when compared to Python 3.5.
 
 * Customization of class creation has been simplified with the
@@ -581,7 +583,10 @@
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 The :ref:`dict <typesmapping>` type now uses a "compact" representation
-`pioneered by PyPy <https://morepypy.blogspot.com/2015/01/faster-more-memory-efficient-and-more.html>`_.
+based on `a proposal by Raymond Hettinger
+<https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2012-December/123028.html>`_
+which was `first implemented by PyPy
+<https://morepypy.blogspot.com/2015/01/faster-more-memory-efficient-and-more.html>`_.
 The memory usage of the new :func:`dict` is between 20% and 25% smaller
 compared to Python 3.5.
 

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Repository URL: https://hg.python.org/cpython