a question about map object

[Steve Holden]

"Frank Zheng" <hust_zxq524 at 263.net> wrote in message
news:b54h65$1b1j$1 at mail.cn99.com...
> Hi, Peter:
>
>     In fact , whether the dict has orders or not has nothing to do with my
> work. I just feel curious about this.

Curiosity is a perfectly good reason for asking questions, and a valuable
asset for a learner in any subject.

> I made a parser which receive  a stream from the handset connected to PC
via
> serial cable. And then the parser  can get out  every item of one phone
book
> entry such as name,group, home phone and so on.  I don't care about the
> orders of these items because i have a dict and every item has a key. I
just
> feel curious about the order since it's different with the input order,.
> However, i know the reason at last. There are so many good people here.
>
Yes, this newsgroup is certainly one of the better places to seek
information. People are generally not only helpful but also tolerant, which
makes newcomers feel welcome.

>     I think my english is poor, and i don't know if u can understand me. I
> am from China and i love python.
>
Your English is good enough that I (a native English speaker) hadn't
realized from your first couple of posts that English wasn't your first
language. You certainly write it well enough for your questions to be
understood.

>     thanks
>     best regards
>
Welcome to c.l.py!

regards
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