beginner question: extending python types

[Michael Gilfix]

  This is one of those places where 'True' will really
shine methinks.

           -- Mike

On Thu, May 16 @ 10:04, Michael Hudson wrote:
> Bob Horvath <usenet at horvath.com> writes:
> 
> > Jeremy Yallop wrote:
> > > * Uwe Mayer
> > > | I found Python lacking the type of a "set". i.e. an unordered list.
> > > Use a dictionary, with the same value (1) for every key.
> > >
> > 
> > Is there any significance to the value 1?
> 
> In this context, no.  It might be a tad confusing to have something
> that was false, so None, 0 and () might be bad choices.  But I don't
> think there's a good reason.

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