[issue43056] Use of dicts in 4.2 and 4.7 of Python tutorial a bit confusing

[Terry J. Reedy]

Terry J. Reedy <tjreedy at udel.edu> added the comment:

For 4.2, the point is the '.copy()' versus the 'active_users' copy.  I think a real beginner would, or should, ignore any other details not immediately familiar.  

4.7.2 Keyword arguments.  It is simply a fact that including the full discussion here requires the forward references.  I think splitting the discussion and moving this part somewhere later would be worse.  Some will not be able to "follow the tutorial in sequence".  It is not a novel.

I think you should close this.  It makes observations but does not have any concrete suggestions for improvements, and unlike your other posts, I don't see that it might lead to any.

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nosy: +terry.reedy
title: Use of dicts in sections 4.2 and 4.7 of Python tutorial a bit confusing -> Use of dicts in 4.2 and 4.7 of Python tutorial a bit confusing

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