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Author jjposner
Recipients docs@python, jjposner
Date 2010-08-06.14:55:24
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Message-id <1281106528.37.0.0435364267174.issue9536@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
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The documentation for collections.defaultdict is confusing with respect to the __missing__ method. The fact is that a programmer using defaultdict does not need to know anything about __missing__.

The attached patch contains a rewrite of the entire section (but not the "defaultdict Examples" section, which is fine.
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2010-08-06 14:55:28jjposnersetrecipients: + jjposner, docs@python
2010-08-06 14:55:28jjposnersetmessageid: <1281106528.37.0.0435364267174.issue9536@psf.upfronthosting.co.za>
2010-08-06 14:55:26jjposnerlinkissue9536 messages
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