[Python-Dev] dict.addlist()

[Kevin Jacobs]

On Tue, 20 Jan 2004, Raymond Hettinger wrote:
> Here is anidea to kick around:
> 
> Evolve and eventually replace dict.setdefault with a more specialized 
> method that is clearer, cleaner, easier to use, and faster.
> 
>        d.addlist(k, v)   would work like   d.setdefault(k, []).append(v)

-1: I use .setdefault all the time with non-list default arguments.  

The dict interface is getting complex enough that adding more clutter will
make it even harder to teach optimal idiomatic Python to newbies.

-Kevin

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