[Python-Dev] Proposal: defaultdict

[Georg Brandl]

Fredrik Lundh wrote:
> Raymond Hettinger wrote:
> 
>> I would like to add something like this to the collections module, but a PEP is
>> probably needed to deal with issues like:
> 
> frankly, now that Guido is working 50% on Python, do we really have to use
> the full PEP process also for simple things like this?
> 
> I'd say we let the BDFL roam free.
> 
> (if he adds something really lousy, it can always be tweaked/removed before
> the next final release.  not every checkin needs to be final...).

+1.

Georg