replacing __dict__ with an OrderedDict

[Lie Ryan]

On 01/09/2012 09:03 AM, Eelco wrote:
> i havnt read every post in great detail, but it doesnt seem like your
> actual question has been answered, so ill give it a try.
>
> AFAIK, changing __dict__ to be an ordereddict is fundamentally
> impossible in python 2. __dict__ is a builtin language construct
> hardcoded into the C API. There is no way to mess with it.
>
> Apparently this is different in python 3, but I dont know much about
> that.

Actually the primary question has been answered by Ian Kelly which 
suggested __prepare__ for Python 3, and Peter Otten posted a code for a 
custom TestLoader that will essentially do what the OP wanted.

I was just suggesting that what the OP thinks he wants is quite likely 
not what he actually wants.