[Python-Dev] PEP XXX: Compact ordered dict

[Eric Snow]

On Mon, Jun 20, 2016 at 11:02 PM, INADA Naoki <songofacandy at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 12:17 PM, Oleg Broytman <phd at phdru.name> wrote:
>> (if a PEP is needed at all)
>
> I don't think so. My PEP is not for changing Python Language,
> just describe implementation detail.
>
> Python 3.5 has new OrderedDict implemented in C without PEP.
> My patch is relatively small than it.  And the idea has been well known.

How about, for 3.6, target re-implementing OrderedDict using the
compact dict approach (and leave dict alone for now).  That way we
have an extra release cycle to iron out the kinks before switching
dict over for 3.7. :)

-eric