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authorRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2008-02-08 23:57:06 (GMT)
committerRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2008-02-08 23:57:06 (GMT)
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Add advice on choosing between DictMixin and MutableMapping
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@@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ provide the following attribute:
Since the mixin has no knowledge of the subclass constructor, it does not define
:meth:`__init__` or :meth:`copy`.
+ Starting with Python version 2.6, it is recommended to use
+ :class:`collections.MutableMapping` instead of :class:`DictMixin`.
:mod:`UserList` --- Class wrapper for list objects
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