[Python-Dev] LinkedHashSet/LinkedHashMap equivalents

[Greg Ward]

On 09 March 2005, Delaney, Timothy C (Timothy) said:
> For those who don't know, LinkedHashSet and LinkedHashMap are simply
> hashed sets and maps that iterate in the order that the keys were added
> to the set/map. I almost invariably use them for the above scenario -
> removing duplicates without changing order.
> 
> Does anyone else think it would be worthwhile adding these to
> collections, or should I just make a cookbook entry?

+1 on a cookbook entry.  +0 on adding to stdlib.

I'll attach another approach to the same problem, an ordered dictionary
object.  I believe the semantics of adding/readding/deleting keys is the
same as java.util.LinkedHashMap -- certainly it seems the most sensible
and easy-to-implement semantics.

        Greg
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