Dictionary, keys and alias

[Cyril Bazin]

Glauco, 

Be careful if you decide to use hash. 
There is possibility of bugs due to that approach, (if hash(x) == hash(y) 
and x != y).
Even if the probability of bug is near 0, your computer will certainly 
recall you what is the murphy law.

If I were you, I would prefer another approach. 

Cyril

On 7/19/05, Glauco <00515879256 at fastwebnet.it> wrote:
> 
> Steven D'Aprano wrote:
> > On Mon, 18 Jul 2005 12:17:37 +0200, Glauco wrote:
> >
> >
> >>I want to insert a concept of alias in a dict_based class.
> >>
> >>The idea is to have a facoltative name in the same dict that correspond
> >>at the same value. With this alias i can change original value.
> >>
> >>example:
> >>
> >>mydict['a'] = 1
> >>I must define an alias example: myFunctAlias( mydict, 'a', 'b')
> >>print mydict
> >>{'a':1, 'b':1}
> >>mydict['b'] = 2
> >>print mydict
> >>{'a':2, 'b':2}
> >>
> >>
> >>The only idea i have is to implement two dictionary one for convert
> >>name, alias in two keys with the same value (eg.numeric) in the first
> >>dict. The second for store only one time the k, v .
> >
> >
> > You need some sort of redirection, something like this (untested):
> >
> > class Doubledict:
> > def __init__(self, **kargs):
> > self.data = {}
> > self.aliases = {}
> > for key in kargs:
> > # Point the key to a hash.
> > self.aliases[key] = hash(key)
> > # And point the hash at the value.
> > self.data[hash(key)] = kargs[key]
> >
> > def setalias(self, key, alias):
> > # Point the alias to the same hash as the real key.
> > self.aliases[alias] = hash(key)
> >
> > def __getitem__(self, key):
> > return self.data[self.aliases[key]]
> >
> > def __setitem__(self, key, value):
> > self.data[self.aliases[key]] = value
> >
> >
> > The only niggly worry I have is I'm not sure when hash can be used, when
> > it is unique, or even if is it guaranteed to be unique.
> >
> 
> Thank Steve, the idea was the same...
> but yours using hash is much elegant.
> 
> Thank you
> Glauco
> 
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