[Python-Dev] The Dictionary Gem is polished!

[Christian Tismer]

Guido van Rossum wrote:
[me, expanding on hashes, integers,and how to tame them cheaply]

> Ai.  I think what happened is this: long ago, the hash table sizes
> were primes, or at least not powers of two!

At some time I will wake up and they tell me that I'm reducible :-)

> I'll leave it to the more mathematically-inclined to judge your
> solution...

I love small lists! - ciao - chris

+1   (being a member, hopefully)

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