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author | Tim Peters <tim.peters@gmail.com> | 2001-12-11 18:51:08 (GMT) |
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committer | Tim Peters <tim.peters@gmail.com> | 2001-12-11 18:51:08 (GMT) |
commit | f582b82fe9ae4c0394ed4f6b281aa8b4ca224617 (patch) | |
tree | 77ade5444df813eb0ff1ccca21bd49611e3f512d | |
parent | c82bd7281fb52a66c59f567b7da18390ed9957c1 (diff) | |
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SF bug #491415 PyDict_UpdateFromSeq2() unused
PyDict_UpdateFromSeq2(): removed it.
PyDict_MergeFromSeq2(): made it public and documented it.
PyDict_Merge() docs: updated to reveal <wink> that the second
argument can be any mapping object.
-rw-r--r-- | Doc/api/concrete.tex | 63 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Include/dictobject.h | 20 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Misc/NEWS | 6 | ||||
-rw-r--r-- | Objects/dictobject.c | 10 |
4 files changed, 69 insertions, 30 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/api/concrete.tex b/Doc/api/concrete.tex index a476e37..038bd5f 100644 --- a/Doc/api/concrete.tex +++ b/Doc/api/concrete.tex @@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ termination of the interpreter.} \section{Fundamental Objects \label{fundamental}} -This section describes Python type objects and the singleton object +This section describes Python type objects and the singleton object \code{None}. @@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ There is no \cfunction{PyNone_Check()} function for the same reason. \end{ctypedesc} \begin{cvardesc}{PyTypeObject}{PyInt_Type} - This instance of \ctype{PyTypeObject} represents the Python plain + This instance of \ctype{PyTypeObject} represents the Python plain integer type. This is the same object as \code{types.IntType}. \withsubitem{(in modules types)}{\ttindex{IntType}} \end{cvardesc} @@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ There is no \cfunction{PyNone_Check()} function for the same reason. \var{pylong}. If \var{pylong} is greater than \constant{ULONG_MAX}\ttindex{ULONG_MAX}, an \exception{OverflowError} is raised. - \withsubitem{(built-in exception)}{\ttindex{OverflowError}} + \withsubitem{(built-in exception)}{\ttindex{OverflowError}} \end{cfuncdesc} \begin{cfuncdesc}{long long}{PyLong_AsLongLong}{PyObject *pylong} @@ -427,8 +427,8 @@ typedef struct { \section{Sequence Objects \label{sequenceObjects}} \obindex{sequence} -Generic operations on sequence objects were discussed in the previous -chapter; this section deals with the specific kinds of sequence +Generic operations on sequence objects were discussed in the previous +chapter; this section deals with the specific kinds of sequence objects that are intrinsic to the Python language. @@ -795,7 +795,7 @@ To create Unicode objects and access their basic sequence properties, use these APIs: \begin{cfuncdesc}{PyObject*}{PyUnicode_FromUnicode}{const Py_UNICODE *u, - int size} + int size} Create a Unicode Object from the Py_UNICODE buffer \var{u} of the given size. \var{u} may be \NULL{} which causes the contents to be undefined. It is the user's responsibility to fill in the needed @@ -1073,7 +1073,7 @@ These are the ``Raw Unicode Esacpe'' codec APIs: Returns \NULL{} if an exception was raised by the codec. \end{cfuncdesc} -% --- Latin-1 Codecs ----------------------------------------------------- +% --- Latin-1 Codecs ----------------------------------------------------- These are the Latin-1 codec APIs: Latin-1 corresponds to the first 256 Unicode ordinals and only these @@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ are accepted by the codecs during encoding. \NULL{} if an exception was raised by the codec. \end{cfuncdesc} -% --- ASCII Codecs ------------------------------------------------------- +% --- ASCII Codecs ------------------------------------------------------- These are the \ASCII{} codec APIs. Only 7-bit \ASCII{} data is accepted. All other codes generate errors. @@ -1128,7 +1128,7 @@ accepted. All other codes generate errors. \NULL{} if an exception was raised by the codec. \end{cfuncdesc} -% --- Character Map Codecs ----------------------------------------------- +% --- Character Map Codecs ----------------------------------------------- These are the mapping codec APIs: @@ -1139,7 +1139,7 @@ codec uses mapping to encode and decode characters. Decoding mappings must map single string characters to single Unicode characters, integers (which are then interpreted as Unicode ordinals) -or None (meaning "undefined mapping" and causing an error). +or None (meaning "undefined mapping" and causing an error). Encoding mappings must map single Unicode characters to single string characters, integers (which are then interpreted as Latin-1 ordinals) @@ -1356,8 +1356,8 @@ be used by an object to expose its data in a raw, byte-oriented format. Clients of the object can use the buffer interface to access the object data directly, without needing to copy it first. -Two examples of objects that support -the buffer interface are strings and arrays. The string object exposes +Two examples of objects that support +the buffer interface are strings and arrays. The string object exposes the character contents in the buffer interface's byte-oriented form. An array can also expose its contents, but it should be noted that array elements may be multi-byte values. @@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ that array elements may be multi-byte values. An example user of the buffer interface is the file object's \method{write()} method. Any object that can export a series of bytes through the buffer interface can be written to a file. There are a -number of format codes to \cfunction{PyArg_ParseTuple()} that operate +number of format codes to \cfunction{PyArg_ParseTuple()} that operate against an object's buffer interface, returning data from the target object. @@ -1546,7 +1546,7 @@ format. \code{-1} and sets \code{*\var{p}} to \NULL, and raises \exception{MemoryError} or \exception{SystemError}. - \versionchanged[Removed unused third parameter, \var{last_is_sticky}]{2.2} + \versionchanged[Removed unused third parameter, \var{last_is_sticky}]{2.2} \end{cfuncdesc} @@ -1817,22 +1817,45 @@ while (PyDict_Next(self->dict, &pos, &key, &value)) { \end{cfuncdesc} \begin{cfuncdesc}{int}{PyDict_Merge}{PyObject *a, PyObject *b, int override} - Iterate over dictionary \var{b} adding key-value pairs to dictionary - \var{a}. If \var{override} is true, existing pairs in \var{a} will + Iterate over mapping object \var{b} adding key-value pairs to dictionary + \var{a}. + \var{b} may be a dictionary, or any object supporting + \function{PyMapping_Keys()} and \function{PyObject_GetItem()}. + If \var{override} is true, existing pairs in \var{a} will be replaced if a matching key is found in \var{b}, otherwise pairs will only be added if there is not a matching key in \var{a}. - Returns \code{0} on success or \code{-1} if an exception was + Return \code{0} on success or \code{-1} if an exception was raised. \versionadded{2.2} \end{cfuncdesc} \begin{cfuncdesc}{int}{PyDict_Update}{PyObject *a, PyObject *b} This is the same as \code{PyDict_Merge(\var{a}, \var{b}, 1)} in C, - or \code{\var{a}.update(\var{b})} in Python. Returns \code{0} on + or \code{\var{a}.update(\var{b})} in Python. Return \code{0} on success or \code{-1} if an exception was raised. \versionadded{2.2} \end{cfuncdesc} +\begin{cfuncdesc}{int}{PyDict_MergeFromSeq2}{PyObject *a, PyObject *seq2, + int override} + Update or merge into dictionary \var{a}, from the key-value pairs in + \var{seq2}. \var{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 \var{override} is true, else the + first wins. + Return \code{0} on success or \code{-1} if an exception + was raised. + Equivalent Python (except for the return value): + +\begin{verbatim} +def PyDict_MergeFromSeq2(a, seq2, override): + for key, value in seq2: + if override or key not in a: + a[key] = value +\end{verbatim} + + \versionadded{2.2} +\end{cfuncdesc} \section{Other Objects \label{otherObjects}} @@ -2300,7 +2323,7 @@ acts as a proxy for the original object as much as it can. \obindex{CObject} Refer to \emph{Extending and Embedding the Python Interpreter}, -section 1.12 (``Providing a C API for an Extension Module), for more +section 1.12 (``Providing a C API for an Extension Module), for more information on using these objects. @@ -2317,7 +2340,7 @@ information on using these objects. Returns true if its argument is a \ctype{PyCObject}. \end{cfuncdesc} -\begin{cfuncdesc}{PyObject*}{PyCObject_FromVoidPtr}{void* cobj, +\begin{cfuncdesc}{PyObject*}{PyCObject_FromVoidPtr}{void* cobj, void (*destr)(void *)} Creates a \ctype{PyCObject} from the \code{void *}\var{cobj}. The \var{destr} function will be called when the object is reclaimed, diff --git a/Include/dictobject.h b/Include/dictobject.h index 1132021..547430e 100644 --- a/Include/dictobject.h +++ b/Include/dictobject.h @@ -97,9 +97,27 @@ extern DL_IMPORT(PyObject *) PyDict_Values(PyObject *mp); extern DL_IMPORT(PyObject *) PyDict_Items(PyObject *mp); extern DL_IMPORT(int) PyDict_Size(PyObject *mp); extern DL_IMPORT(PyObject *) PyDict_Copy(PyObject *mp); + +/* PyDict_Update(mp, other) is equivalent to PyDict_Merge(mp, other, 1). */ extern DL_IMPORT(int) PyDict_Update(PyObject *mp, PyObject *other); -extern DL_IMPORT(int) PyDict_Merge(PyObject *mp, PyObject *other, int override); +/* PyDict_Merge updates/merges from a mapping object (an object that + supports PyMapping_Keys() and PyObject_GetItem()). If override is true, + the last occurrence of a key wins, else the first. The Python + dict.update(other) is equivalent to PyDict_Merge(dict, other, 1). +*/ +extern DL_IMPORT(int) PyDict_Merge(PyObject *mp, + PyObject *other, + int override); + +/* PyDict_MergeFromSeq2 updates/merges from an iterable object producing + iterable objects of length 2. If override is true, the last occurrence + of a key wins, else the first. The Python dict constructor dict(seq2) + is equivalent to dict={}; PyDict_MergeFromSeq(dict, seq2, 1). +*/ +extern DL_IMPORT(int) PyDict_MergeFromSeq2(PyObject *d, + PyObject *seq2, + int override); extern DL_IMPORT(PyObject *) PyDict_GetItemString(PyObject *dp, char *key); extern DL_IMPORT(int) PyDict_SetItemString(PyObject *dp, char *key, PyObject *item); @@ -75,8 +75,12 @@ Build C API +- New function PyDict_MergeFromSeq2() exposes the builtin dict + constructor's logic for updating a dictionary from an iterable object + producing key-value pairs. + - PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords() requires that the number of entries in - the keyword list equals the number of argument specifiers. This + the keyword list equal the number of argument specifiers. This wasn't checked correctly, and PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords could even dump core in some bad cases. This has been repaired. As a result, PyArg_ParseTupleAndKeywords may raise RuntimeError in bad cases that diff --git a/Objects/dictobject.c b/Objects/dictobject.c index 3b922a9..e843e76 100644 --- a/Objects/dictobject.c +++ b/Objects/dictobject.c @@ -997,11 +997,11 @@ dict_update(PyObject *mp, PyObject *other) PyDict_{Update,Merge} update/merge from a mapping object. - PyDict_{Update,Merge}FromSeq2 update/merge from any iterable object + PyDict_MergeFromSeq2 updates/merges from any iterable object producing iterable objects of length 2. */ -static int +int PyDict_MergeFromSeq2(PyObject *d, PyObject *seq2, int override) { PyObject *it; /* iter(seq2) */ @@ -1071,12 +1071,6 @@ Return: return i; } -static int -PyDict_UpdateFromSeq2(PyObject *d, PyObject *seq2) -{ - return PyDict_MergeFromSeq2(d, seq2, 1); -} - int PyDict_Update(PyObject *a, PyObject *b) { |