Paul Rubin wrote: > Stef Mientki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >>> for net in Nets.keys(): >>> # Nets.iterkeys() would avoid building the list >>> # but that runs the same risks as your original >>> if net.upper() in in Eagle_Power_Nets : >>> del Nets[net] >>> >> thanks Steve, >> that does the job. > > Depending on the relative sizes of those dicts, maybe > you want to try rebuilding instead of deleting. Untested: > > Nets = dict((k,v) for k,v in Nets.itervalues() > if k.upper() not in Eagle_Power_Nets)
thanks Paul, this is a very interesting idea, especially while my dictionaries are quit small, and I have to do some more complex things other than delete. cheers, Stef Mientki -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
