[Python-ideas] Support other dict types for type.__dict__

[Oleg Broytman]

On Mon, Feb 27, 2012 at 06:35:57PM +0000, Rob Cliffe wrote:
> I suggested a "mutable" attribute some time ago.
> This could lead to finally doing away with one of Python's FAQs: Why
> does python have lists AND tuples?  They could be unified into a
> single type.

   The main difference between lists and tuples is not mutability but
usage: lists are for a (unknown) number of similar items (a list of
messages, e.g.), tuples are for a (known) number of different items at
fixed positions (an address is a tuple of (country, city, street
address), for example).

Oleg.
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