Re: [Python-Dev] That depends on what the meaning of "is" is (was Re: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2011-December/115172.html)

On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 7:16 PM, PJ Eby wrote: > On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Jim Jewett wrote: >> But the public header file < >> http://hg.python.org/cpython/file/3ed5a6030c9b/Include/dictobject.h > >> defines the typedef structs for PyDictEntry and _dictobject. >> What is the purpose of th

Re: [Python-Dev] That depends on what the meaning of "is" is (was Re: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2011-December/115172.html)

On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 4:07 PM, Jim Jewett wrote: > On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 1:16 AM, PJ Eby wrote: > > On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 10:28 PM, Jim Jewett > wrote: > >> > >> Given the wording requiring a real dictionary, I would have assumed > >> that it was OK (if perhaps not sensible) to do pointer ar

Re: [Python-Dev] That depends on what the meaning of "is" is (was Re: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2011-December/115172.html)

On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 1:16 AM, PJ Eby wrote: > On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 10:28 PM, Jim Jewett wrote: >> >> Given the wording requiring a real dictionary, I would have assumed >> that it was OK (if perhaps not sensible) to do pointer arithmetic and >> access the keys/values/hashes directly.  (Though

[Python-Dev] That depends on what the meaning of "is" is (was Re: http://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2011-December/115172.html)

On Sun, Jan 1, 2012 at 10:28 PM, Jim Jewett wrote: > Given the wording requiring a real dictionary, I would have assumed > that it was OK (if perhaps not sensible) to do pointer arithmetic and > access the keys/values/hashes directly. (Though if the breakage was > between python versions, I woul