It seems that you are getting some complex answers with confusing examples. So, here is hopefully a less confusing example:
class MyDict(dict): """MyDict doc-string!""" #then to use it d = MyDict() d['something'] = whatever you want This solution leaves it open to do whatever you want with the class, but it's better than nothing. Matthew Wilson wrote: > I build a lot of elaborate dictionaries in my interpreter, and then I > forget exactly how they work. It would be really nice to be able to add > notes to the dictionary. > > Is there some way to do this now? > > Matt > > > -- > A better way of running series of SAS programs: > http://overlook.homelinux.net/wilsonwiki/SasAndMakefiles -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list