On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 3:40 PM, Brandon W Maister <bwmais...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> To (mis-)quote Antoine: >> >--> d1 = {1:2} >> >--> d2 = {'3':4} >> >--> dict(d1, **d2) >> > {1: 2, '3': 4} >> >> Apparently it is valid syntax. Just make sure you keys for the ** >> operator are valid strings. :) >> > > or not: > >>>> dict(**{'not a valid identifier': True, 1: True}) > {1: True, 'not a valid identifier': True}
Just because the string says it's not valid doesn't mean it's not valid. Anyway, can this thread go to python-ideas or python-list now? _______________________________________________ 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