[Python-Dev] {}.getitem() (was Re: PEP-0218)

[M.-A. Lemburg]

Peter Funk wrote:
> 
> M.-A. Lemburg:
> > Shouldn't be hard to do... the C API for this is already in place:
> > PyDict_Next(). I'd prefer a method .getitem(), though, which then
> > returns a tuple (key, value).
> 
> IMO '.pickitem()' would be a better name, since many people would
> think, that 'getitem()' would take some kind of index as parameter.
> Nevertheless I think this is a nice idea, though.

Point taken. How about .fetchitem() -- this doesn't imply any
ordering and can't get confused with __getitem__() et al.

BTW, Moshe's .key() and .value() would break the strong binding
between dictionary keys and values -- I don't see much use in them.
Besides, .fetchitem() provides the same implied functionality.

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