Is there a standard name for this tree structure?

[egbert]

On Sun, Apr 04, 2010 at 12:10:02PM +0000, Steven D'Aprano wrote:
 
> I can implement this tree using a flat dict:
> 
> root = object()
> data = {root: ['Mammal', 'Reptile'], 

What is the advantage, or thougth behind, using an instance
of object as the root of your flat tree ?
egbert

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