a question on the new dict() keyword argument syntax

[Oktay Safak]

Hi,

Is there an equivalent keyword argument syntax for these cases:

d1 = {1:"one"}

d2 = {"1":"one"}

these don't work, of course:
SyntaxError: keyword can't be an expression
SyntaxError: keyword can't be an expression

Just curious...

 

[Raymond Hettinger]

Hi,

Is there an equivalent keyword argument syntax for these cases:

d1 = {1:"one"}

d2 = {"1":"one"}

these don't work, of course:

SyntaxError: keyword can't be an expression

SyntaxError: keyword can't be an expression

As you discovered, there is no equivalent. The new
syntax is limited to strings that are valid identifiers
(variable names).


Raymond Hettinger

 

[Oktay Safak]

Hi,

As you discovered, there is no equivalent. The new
syntax is limited to strings that are valid identifiers
(variable names).


Raymond Hettinger

Thanks