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| author | jdemeyer <jdemeyer@cage.ugent.be> | 2018-10-28 00:06:38 (GMT) |
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| committer | Raymond Hettinger <rhettinger@users.noreply.github.com> | 2018-10-28 00:06:38 (GMT) |
| commit | aeb1be5868623c9cd9cf6d7de3015a43fb005815 (patch) | |
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bpo-34751: improved hash function for tuples (GH-9471)
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diff --git a/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2018-09-20-15-41-58.bpo-34751.Yiv0pV.rst b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2018-09-20-15-41-58.bpo-34751.Yiv0pV.rst new file mode 100644 index 0000000..b2ba514 --- /dev/null +++ b/Misc/NEWS.d/next/Core and Builtins/2018-09-20-15-41-58.bpo-34751.Yiv0pV.rst @@ -0,0 +1,4 @@ +The hash function for tuples is now based on xxHash +which gives better collision results on (formerly) pathological cases. +Additionally, on 64-bit systems it improves tuple hashes in general. +Patch by Jeroen Demeyer with substantial contributions by Tim Peters. |