Are dictionaries the same as hashtables?

Fredrik Lundh fredrik at pythonware.com
Tue Aug 26 12:12:25 EDT 2008


Martin Marcher wrote:

>> Are dictionaries the same as hashtables?
> 
> Yes, but there is nothing in there that does sane collision handling
> like making a list instead of simply overwriting.

are you sure you know what "collision handling" means in this context?

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