Then is there anyway to sort the numeric keys and avoid future implemetation confusion?
"Ant" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > On Mar 7, 8:18 pm, "John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ... >> However, I am not sure whether it is always like this. Can anybody >> confirm >> my finding? > >>From the standard library docs: > > "Keys and values are listed in an arbitrary order which is non-random, > varies across Python implementations, and depends on the dictionary's > history of insertions and deletions." > > i.e. the behaviour you have discovered is an implementation detail, > and could change in future versions. > -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
