Istvan Albert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Stéphane Ninin wrote: > > > Is a lock required in such a case ? > > I believe that assignment is atomic and would not need a lock.
Wrong, alas: each assignment *could* cause the dictionary's internal structures to be reorganized (rehashed) and impact another assignment (or even 'get'-access). Alex -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
