Dustan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > On Jan 30, 7:02 pm, FireNWater <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Thank you for the explanation. . . I think I now have a (foggy) > > understanding of hash tables. It seems to be a way to create order > > (an index) out of disorder (random numbers or characters) behind > > the scenes. . > > The key thing to realize is, quite simply, don't rely on order in a > dictionary.
The poster to which you replied is using "order" as contrasted with "disorder". Clearly dictionaries *do* have order that can be relied upon. I think you're using "order" in the colloquial manner; more accurate would be to say "don't rely on *sequence* in a dictionary". -- \ "Our task must be to free ourselves from our prison by widening | `\ our circle of compassion to embrace all humanity and the whole | _o__) of nature in its beauty." —Albert Einstein | Ben Finney -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
