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authorRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2017-01-08 06:05:28 (GMT)
committerRaymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com>2017-01-08 06:05:28 (GMT)
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@@ -1029,14 +1029,15 @@ Equality tests between :class:`OrderedDict` objects and other
dictionaries. This allows :class:`OrderedDict` objects to be substituted
anywhere a regular dictionary is used.
-The :class:`OrderedDict` constructor and :meth:`update` method both accept
-keyword arguments, but their order is lost because Python's function call
-semantics pass in keyword arguments using a regular unordered dictionary.
-
.. versionchanged:: 3.5
The items, keys, and values :term:`views <dictionary view>`
of :class:`OrderedDict` now support reverse iteration using :func:`reversed`.
+.. versionchanged:: 3.6
+ With the acceptance of :pep:`468`, order is retained for keyword arguments
+ passed to the :class:`OrderedDict` constructor and its :meth:`update`
+ method.
+
:class:`OrderedDict` Examples and Recipes
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^