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| author | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2004-03-04 08:25:44 (GMT) |
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| committer | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2004-03-04 08:25:44 (GMT) |
| commit | 31017aed36a5c5b0e4b16ca58bea09c9ce360134 (patch) | |
| tree | 766d70bb4fbb6878a71c81fc3874515cfcbc8aa8 /Doc/whatsnew | |
| parent | 6c79a518e70ea8e45e3287573d99c648ae3cb21b (diff) | |
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SF #904720: dict.update should take a 2-tuple sequence like dict.__init_
(Championed by Bob Ippolito.)
The update() method for mappings now accepts all the same argument forms
as the dict() constructor. This includes item lists and/or keyword
arguments.
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diff --git a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew24.tex b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew24.tex index eb377be..24650fa 100644 --- a/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew24.tex +++ b/Doc/whatsnew/whatsnew24.tex @@ -134,6 +134,10 @@ language. \begin{itemize} +\item The \method{dict.update()} method now accepts the same +argument forms as the \class{dict} constructor. This includes any +mapping, any iterable of key/value pairs, and/or keyword arguments. + \item The string methods, \method{ljust()}, \method{rjust()}, and \method{center()} now take an optional argument for specifying a fill character other than a space. |