[Python-Dev] PEP 372 -- Adding an ordered directory to collections ready for pronouncement

[Greg Ewing]

Terry Reedy wrote:

> I almost agree, except that the API uses the dict, not list, API.

Yes, as long as the API is dict-like, it really needs to
be thought of as a kind of dict.

Perhaps the terminology should be

   ordereddict -- what we have here

   sorteddict -- hypothetical future type that keeps
                 itself sorted in key order

-- 
Greg