[Python-ideas] Possible method of distinguishing between set-literals, dict-literals, and odict-literals

[Aahz]

On Wed, Jun 17, 2009, Ben Finney wrote:
> Guido van Rossum <guido at python.org> writes:
>> On Tue, Jun 16, 2009 at 11:24 AM, Terry Reedy<tjreedy at udel.edu> wrote:
>>>
>>> OrderedDict({'a':1', 'b':'2', 'c':'3'}]
>>>
>>>
>>>> How about ['a':'1', 'b':'2', 'c':'3']?
>> 
>> -100.
> 
> (Hey! I though the valid range of votes was -1 through +1, I didn't know
> we were giving the BDFL more than one vote! :-)

Guido can vote; he can also Pronounce.  -100 is a shorthand idiom for
"veto".

(I know you were joking, but I figure there are probably people reading
this who are not familiar with the Python development process or Guido's
role in it.)
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