dictionary method question

[Erik Max Francis]

dsavitsk wrote:

> for some dictionary d is there any relationship between the returns from
> d.keys() and d.values()?  that is, to get them in some arbitrary but
> matching order, do i need to loop over d.items() or can i count on a
> similarity of the above? in small tests this seems to be the case.

I presume they would return values in the same object order, but I 
wouldn't count on it.  The .items method is designed expressly for that 
purpose anyway; you're better off using .items since it's potentially 
faster than zipping the two lists together yourself, and it's clearer 
anyway.
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