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| author | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2009-04-09 22:34:23 (GMT) |
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| committer | Raymond Hettinger <python@rcn.com> | 2009-04-09 22:34:23 (GMT) |
| commit | 3618078cd67cb9cc4e4cdedd22b7a628bbb7fc6b (patch) | |
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Add note on using keyword arguments with OrderedDict.
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diff --git a/Doc/library/collections.rst b/Doc/library/collections.rst index 2e6a537..e27d89a 100644 --- a/Doc/library/collections.rst +++ b/Doc/library/collections.rst @@ -852,6 +852,10 @@ Equality tests between :class:`OrderedDict` objects and other 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. + .. seealso:: `Equivalent OrderedDict recipe <http://code.activestate.com/recipes/576693/>`_ |