[Python-Dev] performance of {} versus dict()

[Serhiy Storchaka]

On 14.11.12 11:12, Chris Withers wrote:
> ....which made me a little sad, I suspect I'm not the only one who finds:
>
> a_dict = dict(
>      x = 1,
>      y = 2,
>      z = 3,
>      ...
>      )
>
> ....easier to read than:
>
> a_dict = {
>      'x':1,
>      'y':2,
>      'z':3,
>      ...
>      }

PEP 8 recommends:

a_dict = dict(
     x=1,
     y=2,
     z=3,
     ...
)

and

a_dict = {
     'x': 1,
     'y': 2,
     'z': 3,
     ...
}