[Python-3000] Iterators for dict keys, values, and items == annoying :)

[Greg Ewing]

Brett Cannon wrote:

> Four?  In terms of "atomic" data views, there are keys and values. 
> Items could be counted, but that is just a way to pair the different
> types of data in a dict together so I don't know if I would count it
> as a view, let alone whether it would be useful outside of an
> iterator.

Having a reiterable view of (key, value) pairs would
be useful even if it provided nothing else.

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