Puh, what a discussion... most common use case I can think of is
>> d = {'a': 1, 'b': 2, 'c': 3}
>> for key in d:
>> # do something that relies on order of keys as specified in the
>> constructor
It's a bit tireing having to type
>> for key in sorted(d.keys()):
>> do_somethig_with(d[key])
instead of a trustfully
>> for value in d.values():
>> do_somethig_with(value)
As far as I can see much cleaner. No black magic needed ++ sort the
dict
to another order and rely on the sort order being stable would be a
really
a nice thing to have.
My 2 cents, Jürgen
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