[Python-Dev] Updated PEP 509

[Jim J. Jewett]

On Sat, Apr 16, 2016 at 5:01 PM, Victor Stinner
<victor.stinner at gmail.com> wrote:
> * I mentionned that version++ must be atomic, and that in the case of
> CPython, it's done by the GIL

Better; if those methods *already* hold the GIL, it is worth saying
"already", to indicate that the change is not expensive.

> * I removed the dict[key]=value; dict[key]=value. It's really a
> micro-optimization. I also fear that Raymond will complain because it
> adds an if in the hot code of dict, and the dict type is very
> important for Python performance.

That is an acceptable answer.  Though I really do prefer explicitly
*refusing to promise* either way when the replacement/replaced objects
are ==.

dicts (and other collections) already assume sensible ==, even
explicitly allowing self-matches of objects that are not equal to
themselves.  I don't like the idea of making new promises that violate
(or rely on violations of) that sensible == assumption.

-jJ