[Python-3000] JSON nit
Bob Ippolito
bob at redivi.com
Wed Mar 19 08:42:39 CET 2008
On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 8:32 PM, <skip at pobox.com> wrote:
> Regarding putting some JSON implementation in the standard library...
>
> I suppose anyone who uses JSON is aware of its limitations, but this was a
> bit disconcerting:
>
> >>> simplejson.loads(simplejson.dumps({1: 2}))
> {u'1': 2}
>
> Silent type conversion is a Perl thing. I would prefer it if it raised a
> TypeError if I tried to encode something other than a string as a dictionary
> key.
It's also a JavaScript thing, which is why that behavior was chosen.
Yes it's silly, but no it has never caused anyone any (reported)
problems in practice.
-bob
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