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.. _dictobjects:
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Dictionary Objects
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------------------
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.. index:: pair: object; dictionary
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.. c:type:: PyDictObject
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This subtype of :c:type:`PyObject` represents a Python dictionary object.
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.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyDict_Type
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This instance of :c:type:`PyTypeObject` represents the Python dictionary
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type. This is the same object as :class:`dict` in the Python layer.
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_Check(PyObject *p)
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Return true if *p* is a dict object or an instance of a subtype of the dict
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type. This function always succeeds.
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_CheckExact(PyObject *p)
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Return true if *p* is a dict object, but not an instance of a subtype of
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the dict type. This function always succeeds.
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDict_New()
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Return a new empty dictionary, or ``NULL`` on failure.
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDictProxy_New(PyObject *mapping)
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Return a :class:`types.MappingProxyType` object for a mapping which
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enforces read-only behavior. This is normally used to create a view to
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prevent modification of the dictionary for non-dynamic class types.
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.. c:function:: void PyDict_Clear(PyObject *p)
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Empty an existing dictionary of all key-value pairs.
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_Contains(PyObject *p, PyObject *key)
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Determine if dictionary *p* contains *key*. If an item in *p* is matches
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*key*, return ``1``, otherwise return ``0``. On error, return ``-1``.
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This is equivalent to the Python expression ``key in p``.
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_ContainsString(PyObject *p, const char *key)
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This is the same as :c:func:`PyDict_Contains`, but *key* is specified as a
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:c:expr:`const char*` UTF-8 encoded bytes string, rather than a
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:c:expr:`PyObject*`.
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.. versionadded:: 3.13
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDict_Copy(PyObject *p)
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Return a new dictionary that contains the same key-value pairs as *p*.
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_SetItem(PyObject *p, PyObject *key, PyObject *val)
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Insert *val* into the dictionary *p* with a key of *key*. *key* must be
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:term:`hashable`; if it isn't, :exc:`TypeError` will be raised. Return
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``0`` on success or ``-1`` on failure. This function *does not* steal a
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reference to *val*.
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_SetItemString(PyObject *p, const char *key, PyObject *val)
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This is the same as :c:func:`PyDict_SetItem`, but *key* is
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specified as a :c:expr:`const char*` UTF-8 encoded bytes string,
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rather than a :c:expr:`PyObject*`.
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_DelItem(PyObject *p, PyObject *key)
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Remove the entry in dictionary *p* with key *key*. *key* must be :term:`hashable`;
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if it isn't, :exc:`TypeError` is raised.
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If *key* is not in the dictionary, :exc:`KeyError` is raised.
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Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` on failure.
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_DelItemString(PyObject *p, const char *key)
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This is the same as :c:func:`PyDict_DelItem`, but *key* is
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specified as a :c:expr:`const char*` UTF-8 encoded bytes string,
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rather than a :c:expr:`PyObject*`.
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_GetItemRef(PyObject *p, PyObject *key, PyObject **result)
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Return a new :term:`strong reference` to the object from dictionary *p*
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which has a key *key*:
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* If the key is present, set *\*result* to a new :term:`strong reference`
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to the value and return ``1``.
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* If the key is missing, set *\*result* to ``NULL`` and return ``0``.
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* On error, raise an exception and return ``-1``.
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.. versionadded:: 3.13
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See also the :c:func:`PyObject_GetItem` function.
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDict_GetItem(PyObject *p, PyObject *key)
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Return a :term:`borrowed reference` to the object from dictionary *p* which
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has a key *key*. Return ``NULL`` if the key *key* is missing *without*
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setting an exception.
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.. note::
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Exceptions that occur while this calls :meth:`~object.__hash__` and
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:meth:`~object.__eq__` methods are silently ignored.
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Prefer the :c:func:`PyDict_GetItemWithError` function instead.
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.. versionchanged:: 3.10
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Calling this API without :term:`GIL` held had been allowed for historical
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reason. It is no longer allowed.
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDict_GetItemWithError(PyObject *p, PyObject *key)
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Variant of :c:func:`PyDict_GetItem` that does not suppress
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exceptions. Return ``NULL`` **with** an exception set if an exception
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occurred. Return ``NULL`` **without** an exception set if the key
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wasn't present.
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDict_GetItemString(PyObject *p, const char *key)
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This is the same as :c:func:`PyDict_GetItem`, but *key* is specified as a
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:c:expr:`const char*` UTF-8 encoded bytes string, rather than a
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:c:expr:`PyObject*`.
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.. note::
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Exceptions that occur while this calls :meth:`~object.__hash__` and
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:meth:`~object.__eq__` methods or while creating the temporary :class:`str`
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object are silently ignored.
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Prefer using the :c:func:`PyDict_GetItemWithError` function with your own
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:c:func:`PyUnicode_FromString` *key* instead.
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_GetItemStringRef(PyObject *p, const char *key, PyObject **result)
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Similar to :c:func:`PyDict_GetItemRef`, but *key* is specified as a
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:c:expr:`const char*` UTF-8 encoded bytes string, rather than a
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:c:expr:`PyObject*`.
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.. versionadded:: 3.13
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDict_SetDefault(PyObject *p, PyObject *key, PyObject *defaultobj)
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This is the same as the Python-level :meth:`dict.setdefault`. If present, it
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returns the value corresponding to *key* from the dictionary *p*. If the key
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is not in the dict, it is inserted with value *defaultobj* and *defaultobj*
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is returned. This function evaluates the hash function of *key* only once,
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instead of evaluating it independently for the lookup and the insertion.
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.. versionadded:: 3.4
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_SetDefaultRef(PyObject *p, PyObject *key, PyObject *default_value, PyObject **result)
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Inserts *default_value* into the dictionary *p* with a key of *key* if the
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key is not already present in the dictionary. If *result* is not ``NULL``,
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then *\*result* is set to a :term:`strong reference` to either
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*default_value*, if the key was not present, or the existing value, if *key*
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was already present in the dictionary.
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Returns ``1`` if the key was present and *default_value* was not inserted,
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or ``0`` if the key was not present and *default_value* was inserted.
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On failure, returns ``-1``, sets an exception, and sets ``*result``
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to ``NULL``.
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For clarity: if you have a strong reference to *default_value* before
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calling this function, then after it returns, you hold a strong reference
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to both *default_value* and *\*result* (if it's not ``NULL``).
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These may refer to the same object: in that case you hold two separate
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references to it.
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.. versionadded:: 3.13
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_Pop(PyObject *p, PyObject *key, PyObject **result)
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Remove *key* from dictionary *p* and optionally return the removed value.
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Do not raise :exc:`KeyError` if the key missing.
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- If the key is present, set *\*result* to a new reference to the removed
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value if *result* is not ``NULL``, and return ``1``.
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- If the key is missing, set *\*result* to ``NULL`` if *result* is not
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``NULL``, and return ``0``.
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- On error, raise an exception and return ``-1``.
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Similar to :meth:`dict.pop`, but without the default value and
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not raising :exc:`KeyError` if the key missing.
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.. versionadded:: 3.13
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_PopString(PyObject *p, const char *key, PyObject **result)
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Similar to :c:func:`PyDict_Pop`, but *key* is specified as a
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:c:expr:`const char*` UTF-8 encoded bytes string, rather than a
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:c:expr:`PyObject*`.
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.. versionadded:: 3.13
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDict_Items(PyObject *p)
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Return a :c:type:`PyListObject` containing all the items from the dictionary.
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDict_Keys(PyObject *p)
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Return a :c:type:`PyListObject` containing all the keys from the dictionary.
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.. c:function:: PyObject* PyDict_Values(PyObject *p)
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Return a :c:type:`PyListObject` containing all the values from the dictionary
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*p*.
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.. c:function:: Py_ssize_t PyDict_Size(PyObject *p)
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.. index:: pair: built-in function; len
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Return the number of items in the dictionary. This is equivalent to
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``len(p)`` on a dictionary.
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_Next(PyObject *p, Py_ssize_t *ppos, PyObject **pkey, PyObject **pvalue)
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Iterate over all key-value pairs in the dictionary *p*. The
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:c:type:`Py_ssize_t` referred to by *ppos* must be initialized to ``0``
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prior to the first call to this function to start the iteration; the
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function returns true for each pair in the dictionary, and false once all
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pairs have been reported. The parameters *pkey* and *pvalue* should either
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point to :c:expr:`PyObject*` variables that will be filled in with each key
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and value, respectively, or may be ``NULL``. Any references returned through
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them are borrowed. *ppos* should not be altered during iteration. Its
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value represents offsets within the internal dictionary structure, and
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since the structure is sparse, the offsets are not consecutive.
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For example::
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PyObject *key, *value;
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Py_ssize_t pos = 0;
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while (PyDict_Next(self->dict, &pos, &key, &value)) {
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/* do something interesting with the values... */
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...
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}
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The dictionary *p* should not be mutated during iteration. It is safe to
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modify the values of the keys as you iterate over the dictionary, but only
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so long as the set of keys does not change. For example::
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PyObject *key, *value;
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Py_ssize_t pos = 0;
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while (PyDict_Next(self->dict, &pos, &key, &value)) {
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long i = PyLong_AsLong(value);
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if (i == -1 && PyErr_Occurred()) {
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return -1;
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}
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PyObject *o = PyLong_FromLong(i + 1);
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if (o == NULL)
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return -1;
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if (PyDict_SetItem(self->dict, key, o) < 0) {
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Py_DECREF(o);
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return -1;
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}
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Py_DECREF(o);
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}
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The function is not thread-safe in the :term:`free-threaded <free threading>`
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build without external synchronization. You can use
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:c:macro:`Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION` to lock the dictionary while iterating
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over it::
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Py_BEGIN_CRITICAL_SECTION(self->dict);
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while (PyDict_Next(self->dict, &pos, &key, &value)) {
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...
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}
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Py_END_CRITICAL_SECTION();
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_Merge(PyObject *a, PyObject *b, int override)
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Iterate over mapping object *b* adding key-value pairs to dictionary *a*.
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*b* may be a dictionary, or any object supporting :c:func:`PyMapping_Keys`
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and :c:func:`PyObject_GetItem`. If *override* is true, existing pairs in *a*
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will be replaced if a matching key is found in *b*, otherwise pairs will
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only be added if there is not a matching key in *a*. Return ``0`` on
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success or ``-1`` if an exception was raised.
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_Update(PyObject *a, PyObject *b)
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This is the same as ``PyDict_Merge(a, b, 1)`` in C, and is similar to
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``a.update(b)`` in Python except that :c:func:`PyDict_Update` doesn't fall
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back to the iterating over a sequence of key value pairs if the second
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argument has no "keys" attribute. Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` if an
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exception was raised.
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_MergeFromSeq2(PyObject *a, PyObject *seq2, int override)
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Update or merge into dictionary *a*, from the key-value pairs in *seq2*.
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*seq2* must be an iterable object producing iterable objects of length 2,
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viewed as key-value pairs. In case of duplicate keys, the last wins if
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*override* is true, else the first wins. Return ``0`` on success or ``-1``
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if an exception was raised. Equivalent Python (except for the return
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value)::
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def PyDict_MergeFromSeq2(a, seq2, override):
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for key, value in seq2:
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if override or key not in a:
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a[key] = value
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_AddWatcher(PyDict_WatchCallback callback)
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Register *callback* as a dictionary watcher. Return a non-negative integer
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id which must be passed to future calls to :c:func:`PyDict_Watch`. In case
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of error (e.g. no more watcher IDs available), return ``-1`` and set an
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exception.
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.. versionadded:: 3.12
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_ClearWatcher(int watcher_id)
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Clear watcher identified by *watcher_id* previously returned from
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:c:func:`PyDict_AddWatcher`. Return ``0`` on success, ``-1`` on error (e.g.
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if the given *watcher_id* was never registered.)
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.. versionadded:: 3.12
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_Watch(int watcher_id, PyObject *dict)
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Mark dictionary *dict* as watched. The callback granted *watcher_id* by
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:c:func:`PyDict_AddWatcher` will be called when *dict* is modified or
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deallocated. Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` on error.
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.. versionadded:: 3.12
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.. c:function:: int PyDict_Unwatch(int watcher_id, PyObject *dict)
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Mark dictionary *dict* as no longer watched. The callback granted
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*watcher_id* by :c:func:`PyDict_AddWatcher` will no longer be called when
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*dict* is modified or deallocated. The dict must previously have been
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watched by this watcher. Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` on error.
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.. versionadded:: 3.12
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.. c:type:: PyDict_WatchEvent
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Enumeration of possible dictionary watcher events: ``PyDict_EVENT_ADDED``,
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``PyDict_EVENT_MODIFIED``, ``PyDict_EVENT_DELETED``, ``PyDict_EVENT_CLONED``,
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``PyDict_EVENT_CLEARED``, or ``PyDict_EVENT_DEALLOCATED``.
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.. versionadded:: 3.12
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.. c:type:: int (*PyDict_WatchCallback)(PyDict_WatchEvent event, PyObject *dict, PyObject *key, PyObject *new_value)
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Type of a dict watcher callback function.
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If *event* is ``PyDict_EVENT_CLEARED`` or ``PyDict_EVENT_DEALLOCATED``, both
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*key* and *new_value* will be ``NULL``. If *event* is ``PyDict_EVENT_ADDED``
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or ``PyDict_EVENT_MODIFIED``, *new_value* will be the new value for *key*.
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If *event* is ``PyDict_EVENT_DELETED``, *key* is being deleted from the
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dictionary and *new_value* will be ``NULL``.
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``PyDict_EVENT_CLONED`` occurs when *dict* was previously empty and another
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dict is merged into it. To maintain efficiency of this operation, per-key
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``PyDict_EVENT_ADDED`` events are not issued in this case; instead a
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single ``PyDict_EVENT_CLONED`` is issued, and *key* will be the source
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dictionary.
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The callback may inspect but must not modify *dict*; doing so could have
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unpredictable effects, including infinite recursion. Do not trigger Python
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code execution in the callback, as it could modify the dict as a side effect.
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If *event* is ``PyDict_EVENT_DEALLOCATED``, taking a new reference in the
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callback to the about-to-be-destroyed dictionary will resurrect it and
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prevent it from being freed at this time. When the resurrected object is
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destroyed later, any watcher callbacks active at that time will be called
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again.
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Callbacks occur before the notified modification to *dict* takes place, so
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the prior state of *dict* can be inspected.
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If the callback sets an exception, it must return ``-1``; this exception will
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be printed as an unraisable exception using :c:func:`PyErr_WriteUnraisable`.
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Otherwise it should return ``0``.
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There may already be a pending exception set on entry to the callback. In
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this case, the callback should return ``0`` with the same exception still
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set. This means the callback may not call any other API that can set an
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exception unless it saves and clears the exception state first, and restores
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it before returning.
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.. versionadded:: 3.12
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