Pre-PEP: Dictionary accumulator methods

[Ivan Van Laningham]

Hi All--
Maybe I'm not getting it, but I'd think a better name for count would be
add.  As in

d.add(key)
d.add(key,-1)
d.add(key,399)
etc.

Raymond Hettinger wrote:
> 
> I would like to get everyone's thoughts on two new dictionary methods:
> 
>         def count(self, value, qty=1):
>             try:
>                 self[key] += qty
>             except KeyError:
>                 self[key] = qty
> 

There is no existing add() method for dictionaries.  Given the name
change, I'd like to see it.

Metta,
Ivan
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