Re: (objects as) mutable dictionary keys

From: Peter Maas (peter_at_somewhere.com)
Date: 01/14/05 

Date: Fri, 14 Jan 2005 12:23:09 +0100

I have summarized the discussion about the usability of lists (and
and other mutable types) as dictionary keys and put it into the
Python wiki.URL: http://www.python.org/moin/DictionaryKeys.

This summary might be used as a reference should the 'mutable
dictionary keys' issue come up again in c.l.py. 

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