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Re:Python overtakes JavaScript as most questioned language o... by np_tedious on Sunday April 21, 2019 @06:34AM (#19711464)
This is definitely the proximate reason.

The reason for that choice is because the object is mutable.

Re:Python overtakes JavaScript as most questioned language o... by fiddlerwoaroof on Sunday April 21, 2019 @02:39PM (#19713724)
Sure, but as others have mentioned, you can make your own choice by subclassing dict and defining your own hash function, as long as that function is defined in a way that follows the appropriate rules.