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Mon Mar 2 07:47:26 CET 2009 · https://mail.python.org/pipermail/python-dev/2009-March/086575.html

[Armin Ronacher]
> PEP 372 was modified so that it provides a simpler API (only the dict API
> to be exact) and it was decided to start with a Python-only implementation
> and replace it with a C version later if necessary.
> 
> Annotated changes from earlier versions of the PEP:
> 
> -   the extra API for ordered dict was dropped to keep the interface
>    simple and clean.  Future versions can still be expanded but it's
>    impossible to drop features later on.
> 
> -   To keep the implementation simple 3.1 / 2.7 will ship with a
>    Python-only version of the class.  It can still be rewritten in
>    C if it turns out to be too slow or thread safety is required.
> 
> The corresponding issue in the tracker: http://bugs.python.org/issue5397
> Link to the PEP: http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0372/
> 
> Anything else that should be done?

Guido, I'm recommending this PEP for acceptance.

Raymond

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[Python-Dev] PEP 372 -- Adding an ordered directory to collectionsready for pronouncement