Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Do people often use hash() on built-in types?
Only implicitly.
> What do you find it useful for?
Dictionaries :)
> How about on custom classes?
Same here.
> Can anyone give me some good tips or hints for writing and using
> hash functions in Python?
Well, the usual tip for writing them is, don't, unless you need to.
If implement __eq__, then you need to, so it's fairly common to just
hash a tuple containing the things that are considered by the __eq__
method. Something like:
class C(object):
def __init__(self, a, b, c):
self.a = a
self.b = b
self.c = c
def __eq__(self, other):
return self.a == other.a and self.b == other.b
def __hash__(self):
return hash((self.a, self.b))
Cheers,
mwh
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