[Patches] [ python-Patches-1371075 ] ConfigParser to accept a custom dict to allow ordering

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Patches item #1371075, was opened at 2005-12-01 17:39
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Category: Library (Lib)
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Micah Elliott (mdelliot)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: ConfigParser to accept a custom dict to allow ordering

Initial Comment:
In many cases it is preferrable for ConfigParser to
maintain the order
in which its items were added.  This small change adds
a `customdict`
default argument to *ConfigParser's constructor to
allow users to
specify a custom dict.

A useful example is::

    from ConfigParser import ConfigParser
    ConfigParser(customdict=my_ordered_dict)

One such `my_ordered_dict` could be the ordered
dictionary "odict"
<http://www.voidspace.org.uk/python/odict.html>.

Ordered dictionaries have been a recent popular topic on
comp.lang.python, and there are a few possibilities for
implementation, so it seems best that ConfigParser just
offer a
default argument to support such customization.

I can submit a documentation patch if this idea is
accepted.


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