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Re:Performance Analysis of Python's Dict() and {} by paulddraper on Monday January 22, 2024 @06:31PM (#39097080)
Of course, for anything except string keys, that isn't even an option.
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Re:Performance Analysis of Python's Dict() and {} by coldtea on Monday January 22, 2024 @07:27PM (#39097625)
No great reason it couldn't be though:

dict(1=5, 6=7, 7="aaa")

dict(hashableInstance="foo", anotherHashableInstance=23, (1,5)=8)

except Python syntax choices of course.

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Re:Performance Analysis of Python's Dict() and {} by paulddraper on Monday January 22, 2024 @08:49PM (#39098466)
Is 1 a integer or a string?
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Re:Performance Analysis of Python's Dict() and {} by coldtea on Monday January 22, 2024 @10:46PM (#39099388)
It's an integer (in the, not supported, format I show as something Python could have supported).

And if they wanted a string, they'd do it like:

dict("1"=5, 6=7, 7="aaa")

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