[Python-Dev] A new dictionary implementation

[Chris Withers]

On 01/02/2012 17:50, Guido van Rossum wrote:
> Another question: a common pattern is to use (immutable) class
> variables as default values for instance variables, and only set the
> instance variables once they need to be different. Does such a class
> benefit from your improvement?

A less common pattern, but which still needs to work, is where a mutable 
class variable is deliberately store state across all instances of a 
class...

Chris

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