Chris Angelico, 14.11.2012 14:18: > On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 8:12 PM, Chris Withers wrote: >> I suspect I'm not the only one who finds: >> >> a_dict = dict( >> x = 1, >> y = 2, >> z = 3, >> ... >> ) >> >> ...easier to read than: >> >> a_dict = { >> 'x':1, >> 'y':2, >> 'z':3, >> ... >> } >> >> What can we do to speed up the former case? > > Perhaps an alternative question: What can be done to make the latter > less unpalatable? I personally prefer dict literal syntax to a dict > constructor call, but no doubt there are a number of people who feel > as you do. In what way(s) do you find the literal syntax less > readable, and can some simple (and backward-compatible) enhancements > help that? > > I've seen criticisms (though I don't recall where) of Python, > comparing it to JavaScript/ECMAScript, that complain of the need to > quote the keys. IMO this is a worthwhile downside, as it allows you to > use variables as the keys, rather than requiring (effectively) literal > strings. But it does make a dict literal that much more "noisy" than > the constructor.
If that bothers you in a specific case, I recommend using the constructor instead of a literal. Stefan _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com