jansenh
12/16/2006 8:56:00 PM
oops! This one was actually meant to be posted in the PYTHON group ...
:-( Sorry!
regards, Henning
jansenh wrote:
> hi comp.lang.python.
>
> I need some newbe advice on idiomatic use of Python dictionaries.
>
> I have service with a dictionary which holds a bunch of objects as
> values, and an ID as key to each object. Then I want to change an
> objects state based on its key. The way I am doing this now is by using
> 'fromkeys' and copying my object over in a temporary dictionary, then
> manipulating the object, and then I do an 'update' back to the main
> dictionary.. :-0
>
> There has to be a smarter way? Thankful for any piece of
> enlightenment...
>
> regards, Henning