Python Dictionary Algorithm Question

Steve Holden steve at holdenweb.com
Tue Dec 16 13:42:14 EST 2008


Brigette Hodson wrote:
> Hello! I am in a beginning algorithms class this semester and I am
> working on a presentation. I want to discuss in some detail the
> algorithm python uses to determine the hash function for python
> dictionaries. Does anyone know what this algorithm is? Or where I can go
> to find information on it?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
Look in

  http://svn.python.org/view/python/tags/r26/Objects/

for dictnotes.txt and dictobject.c. Good luck with the class!

regards
 Steve
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