Michele Simionato wrote:
def defaultdict(defaultfactory, dictclass=dict):
class defdict(dictclass):
def __getitem__(self, key):
try:
return super(defdict, self).__getitem__(key)
except KeyError:
return self.setdefault(key, defaultfactory())
return defdict
That looks really nice!
I'd prefer a more elegant name than 'defaultdict', though.
How about 'table'?
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