david pokorny vpwtpanfhgmailcom hi py3k started using python 3000 projects nothing productiony mostly class decorators function annotations ever since noticed pep 3106 spooky behavior dict views bothering mei wouldnt say keeping late night cant seem shake nagging sensation matter time return dictitems keys values function wits end impossibletotrace algorithmic error wrote mydictitems instead listmydictitems im talking mydict 12 myitems mydictitems x x myitems 1 2 mydict3 foo x x myitems 1 2 3 foo really bugs state affairs consider python 2 dictitems safe free surprises longer feel way 3 really fact want get items keys values dict simplest thing longer safest thing dont want belabor point much since isnt really place judge dict views feel like special case breaks rules python 2 dictiteritems never negative feelings always considered complicated dictitems almost never used every time see dictiteritems think ok lightweight iterator better get used dict changes dictitems stayed function lost dictiteritems gained dictitemsview wouldnt written message rate apologies long message ive sitting felt need get thanks reading david pokorny _______________________________________________ python3000 mailing list smsbmo9552pythonorg httpmailpythonorgmailmanlistinfopython3000 unsubscribe httpmailpythonorgmailmanoptionspython3000python300040tangomucom wed 06 aug 2008 214557 0700 python3000 spooky behavior dictitems friends