"James Stroud" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Clement wrote: > > Can any body tell how Dict is implemented in python... plz tell what > > datastructure that uses................ > > > > I think it uses a dict. "Groan!" - this answer is like Microsoft documentation - while technically correct, it is useless... : - ) The key of a dict entry is subjected to a bit of magic called a "Hashing algorithm" that yields a "bin" in which the data is kept. So to get hold of a dict entry always takes a similar time. And its the quickest form of random access based on a non integer key that you can get. hth - Hendrik -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list