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authorMartin Panter <vadmium+py@gmail.com>2015-10-07 09:56:46 +0000
committerMartin Panter <vadmium+py@gmail.com>2015-10-07 09:56:46 +0000
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Issue #25286: Dictionary views are not sequences
Also change glossary heading from view
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keys can be any object with :meth:`__hash__` and :meth:`__eq__` methods.
Called a hash in Perl.
+ dictionary view
+ The objects returned from :meth:`dict.keys`, :meth:`dict.values`, and
+ :meth:`dict.items` are called dictionary views. They provide a dynamic
+ view on the dictionary’s entries, which means that when the dictionary
+ changes, the view reflects these changes. To force the
+ dictionary view to become a full list use ``list(dictview)``. See
+ :ref:`dict-views`.
+
docstring
A string literal which appears as the first expression in a class,
function or module. While ignored when the suite is executed, it is
@@ -853,13 +861,6 @@ Glossary
``'\r'``. See :pep:`278` and :pep:`3116`, as well as
:func:`bytes.splitlines` for an additional use.
- view
- The objects returned from :meth:`dict.keys`, :meth:`dict.values`, and
- :meth:`dict.items` are called dictionary views. They are lazy sequences
- that will see changes in the underlying dictionary. To force the
- dictionary view to become a full list use ``list(dictview)``. See
- :ref:`dict-views`.
-
virtual environment
A cooperatively isolated runtime environment that allows Python users
and applications to install and upgrade Python distribution packages