[Python-Dev] The current dict is not an "OrderedDict"

[Peter Ludemann]

Does it matter whether the dict order after pop/delete is explicitly
specified, or just specified that it's deterministic?

On 7 November 2017 at 11:28, Antoine Pitrou <solipsis at pitrou.net> wrote:

> On Wed, 8 Nov 2017 06:19:46 +1100
> Chris Angelico <rosuav at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > I've used a good few dictionary objects in my time, but most of them
> > have literally never had any items deleted from them.
>
> Well... It really depends what kind of problem you're solving.  I
> certainly delete or pop items from dicts quite often.
>
> Let's not claim that deleting items from a dict is a rare or advanced
> feature.  It is not.
>
> Regards
>
> Antoine.
>
>
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