[issue1604] collections.deque.__init__ doesn't initialize

Raymond Hettinger added the comment: Checked in. See rev 59478. -- resolution: -> fixed status: open -> closed __ Tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> __ __

[issue1604] collections.deque.__init__ doesn't initialize

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[issue1604] collections.deque.__init__ doesn't initialize

Guido van Rossum added the comment: I agree, I put the list behavior in on purpose. Should be fixed in 2.6, not 2.5 though, since it's a feature. -- assignee: -> rhettinger nosy: +gvanrossum __ Tracker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

[issue1604] collections.deque.__init__ doesn't initialize

New submission from Neil Cerutti: Passing an interable to the __init__ method of an existing deque appends those elements, rather than reinitializing the deque with the items. This is contrary to how list.__init__ works. test_deque.py verifies the (possibly) incorrect behavior. -- com