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author | Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven <asmodai@in-nomine.org> | 2009-04-25 14:24:30 (GMT) |
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committer | Jeroen Ruigrok van der Werven <asmodai@in-nomine.org> | 2009-04-25 14:24:30 (GMT) |
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diff --git a/Doc/c-api/dict.rst b/Doc/c-api/dict.rst index ec4e86c..76f6405 100644 --- a/Doc/c-api/dict.rst +++ b/Doc/c-api/dict.rst @@ -19,8 +19,9 @@ Dictionary Objects single: DictType (in module types) single: DictionaryType (in module types) - This instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python dictionary type. - This is exposed to Python programs as ``dict`` and ``types.DictType``. + This instance of :ctype:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python dictionary + type. This is exposed to Python programs as ``dict`` and + ``types.DictType``. .. cfunction:: int PyDict_Check(PyObject *p) @@ -34,8 +35,8 @@ Dictionary Objects .. cfunction:: int PyDict_CheckExact(PyObject *p) - Return true if *p* is a dict object, but not an instance of a subtype of the - dict type. + Return true if *p* is a dict object, but not an instance of a subtype of + the dict type. .. versionadded:: 2.4 @@ -47,9 +48,9 @@ Dictionary Objects .. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDictProxy_New(PyObject *dict) - Return a proxy object for a mapping which enforces read-only behavior. This is - normally used to create a proxy to prevent modification of the dictionary for - non-dynamic class types. + Return a proxy object for a mapping which enforces read-only behavior. + This is normally used to create a proxy to prevent modification of the + dictionary for non-dynamic class types. .. versionadded:: 2.2 @@ -61,9 +62,9 @@ Dictionary Objects .. cfunction:: int PyDict_Contains(PyObject *p, PyObject *key) - Determine if dictionary *p* contains *key*. If an item in *p* is matches *key*, - return ``1``, otherwise return ``0``. On error, return ``-1``. This is - equivalent to the Python expression ``key in p``. + Determine if dictionary *p* contains *key*. If an item in *p* is matches + *key*, return ``1``, otherwise return ``0``. On error, return ``-1``. + This is equivalent to the Python expression ``key in p``. .. versionadded:: 2.4 @@ -78,24 +79,25 @@ Dictionary Objects .. cfunction:: int PyDict_SetItem(PyObject *p, PyObject *key, PyObject *val) Insert *value* into the dictionary *p* with a key of *key*. *key* must be - :term:`hashable`; if it isn't, :exc:`TypeError` will be raised. Return ``0`` - on success or ``-1`` on failure. + :term:`hashable`; if it isn't, :exc:`TypeError` will be raised. Return + ``0`` on success or ``-1`` on failure. .. cfunction:: int PyDict_SetItemString(PyObject *p, const char *key, PyObject *val) .. index:: single: PyString_FromString() - Insert *value* into the dictionary *p* using *key* as a key. *key* should be a - :ctype:`char\*`. The key object is created using ``PyString_FromString(key)``. - Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` on failure. + Insert *value* into the dictionary *p* using *key* as a key. *key* should + be a :ctype:`char\*`. The key object is created using + ``PyString_FromString(key)``. Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` on + failure. .. cfunction:: int PyDict_DelItem(PyObject *p, PyObject *key) - Remove the entry in dictionary *p* with key *key*. *key* must be hashable; if it - isn't, :exc:`TypeError` is raised. Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` on - failure. + Remove the entry in dictionary *p* with key *key*. *key* must be hashable; + if it isn't, :exc:`TypeError` is raised. Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` + on failure. .. cfunction:: int PyDict_DelItemString(PyObject *p, char *key) @@ -106,8 +108,8 @@ Dictionary Objects .. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDict_GetItem(PyObject *p, PyObject *key) - Return the object from dictionary *p* which has a key *key*. Return *NULL* if - the key *key* is not present, but *without* setting an exception. + Return the object from dictionary *p* which has a key *key*. Return *NULL* + if the key *key* is not present, but *without* setting an exception. .. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDict_GetItemString(PyObject *p, const char *key) @@ -118,41 +120,42 @@ Dictionary Objects .. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDict_Items(PyObject *p) - Return a :ctype:`PyListObject` containing all the items from the dictionary, as - in the dictionary method :meth:`dict.items`. + Return a :ctype:`PyListObject` containing all the items from the + dictionary, as in the dictionary method :meth:`dict.items`. .. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDict_Keys(PyObject *p) - Return a :ctype:`PyListObject` containing all the keys from the dictionary, as - in the dictionary method :meth:`dict.keys`. + Return a :ctype:`PyListObject` containing all the keys from the dictionary, + as in the dictionary method :meth:`dict.keys`. .. cfunction:: PyObject* PyDict_Values(PyObject *p) - Return a :ctype:`PyListObject` containing all the values from the dictionary - *p*, as in the dictionary method :meth:`dict.values`. + Return a :ctype:`PyListObject` containing all the values from the + dictionary *p*, as in the dictionary method :meth:`dict.values`. .. cfunction:: Py_ssize_t PyDict_Size(PyObject *p) .. index:: builtin: len - Return the number of items in the dictionary. This is equivalent to ``len(p)`` - on a dictionary. + Return the number of items in the dictionary. This is equivalent to + ``len(p)`` on a dictionary. .. cfunction:: int PyDict_Next(PyObject *p, Py_ssize_t *ppos, PyObject **pkey, PyObject **pvalue) Iterate over all key-value pairs in the dictionary *p*. The :ctype:`int` - referred to by *ppos* must be initialized to ``0`` prior to the first call to - this function to start the iteration; the function returns true for each pair in - the dictionary, and false once all pairs have been reported. The parameters - *pkey* and *pvalue* should either point to :ctype:`PyObject\*` variables that - will be filled in with each key and value, respectively, or may be *NULL*. Any - references returned through them are borrowed. *ppos* should not be altered - during iteration. Its value represents offsets within the internal dictionary - structure, and since the structure is sparse, the offsets are not consecutive. + referred to by *ppos* must be initialized to ``0`` prior to the first call + to this function to start the iteration; the function returns true for each + pair in the dictionary, and false once all pairs have been reported. The + parameters *pkey* and *pvalue* should either point to :ctype:`PyObject\*` + variables that will be filled in with each key and value, respectively, or + may be *NULL*. Any references returned through them are borrowed. *ppos* + should not be altered during iteration. Its value represents offsets within + the internal dictionary structure, and since the structure is sparse, the + offsets are not consecutive. For example:: @@ -164,9 +167,10 @@ Dictionary Objects ... } - The dictionary *p* should not be mutated during iteration. It is safe (since - Python 2.1) to modify the values of the keys as you iterate over the dictionary, - but only so long as the set of keys does not change. For example:: + The dictionary *p* should not be mutated during iteration. It is safe + (since Python 2.1) to modify the values of the keys as you iterate over the + dictionary, but only so long as the set of keys does not change. For + example:: PyObject *key, *value; Py_ssize_t pos = 0; @@ -186,12 +190,12 @@ Dictionary Objects .. cfunction:: int PyDict_Merge(PyObject *a, PyObject *b, int override) - Iterate over mapping object *b* adding key-value pairs to dictionary *a*. *b* - may be a dictionary, or any object supporting :func:`PyMapping_Keys` and - :func:`PyObject_GetItem`. If *override* is true, existing pairs in *a* will be - replaced if a matching key is found in *b*, otherwise pairs will only be added - if there is not a matching key in *a*. Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` if an - exception was raised. + Iterate over mapping object *b* adding key-value pairs to dictionary *a*. + *b* may be a dictionary, or any object supporting :func:`PyMapping_Keys` + and :func:`PyObject_GetItem`. If *override* is true, existing pairs in *a* + will be replaced if a matching key is found in *b*, otherwise pairs will + only be added if there is not a matching key in *a*. Return ``0`` on + success or ``-1`` if an exception was raised. .. versionadded:: 2.2 @@ -206,11 +210,12 @@ Dictionary Objects .. cfunction:: int PyDict_MergeFromSeq2(PyObject *a, PyObject *seq2, int override) - Update or merge into dictionary *a*, from the key-value pairs in *seq2*. *seq2* - must be an iterable object producing iterable objects of length 2, viewed as - key-value pairs. In case of duplicate keys, the last wins if *override* is - true, else the first wins. Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` if an exception was - raised. Equivalent Python (except for the return value):: + Update or merge into dictionary *a*, from the key-value pairs in *seq2*. + *seq2* must be an iterable object producing iterable objects of length 2, + viewed as key-value pairs. In case of duplicate keys, the last wins if + *override* is true, else the first wins. Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` + if an exception was raised. Equivalent Python (except for the return + value):: def PyDict_MergeFromSeq2(a, seq2, override): for key, value in seq2: |