dictionary keys, __hash__, __cmp__

[Michael Hudson]

Michael Hudson <mwh at python.net> writes:

> Jan-Erik Meyer-Lütgens  <python at meyer-luetgens.de> writes:
[snippety]
> >   -- I can ignore the 2nd statement, if I am aware of
> >      the fact that: if objects are equal it dosn't mean that
> >      they are the same key.
> 
> Um, I don't understand you, but I think the answer is "no".
> 
> If you ever have a situation where hash(a) != hash(b) but a == b then
> you are very much breaking the rules.

Having thought about it a bit more, I think the way you're doing
things *is* actually safe given a platform where sizeof(int) ==
sizeof(PyObject*) and the current implementation, but sheesh, I
wouldn't want to rely on it.

Cheers,
mwh

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