[Python-Dev] dict.supplement() (was Re: list.shift())

[Ka-Ping Yee]

On Fri, 17 Mar 2000 artcom0!pf@artcom-gmbh.de wrote:
> 
> I think no.  But what about this one?:
> 
> 	# pretend self and dict are dictionaries:
> 	def supplement(self, dict):
> 	    for k, v in dict.items():
> 	        if not self.data.has_key(k):
> 		    self.data[k] = v

I'd go for that.  It would be nice to have a non-overwriting update().
The only issue is the choice of verb; "supplement" sounds pretty
reasonable to me.


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