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| -rw-r--r-- | Doc/library/collections.rst | 4 |
1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/Doc/library/collections.rst b/Doc/library/collections.rst index 0cc9063..5b4e445 100644 --- a/Doc/library/collections.rst +++ b/Doc/library/collections.rst @@ -783,10 +783,10 @@ sequence of key-value pairs into a dictionary of lists: When each key is encountered for the first time, it is not already in the mapping; so an entry is automatically created using the :attr:`~defaultdict.default_factory` -function which returns an empty :class:`list`. The :meth:`list.append` +function which returns an empty :class:`list`. The :meth:`!list.append` operation then attaches the value to the new list. When keys are encountered again, the look-up proceeds normally (returning the list for that key) and the -:meth:`list.append` operation adds another value to the list. This technique is +:meth:`!list.append` operation adds another value to the list. This technique is simpler and faster than an equivalent technique using :meth:`dict.setdefault`: >>> d = {} |