Add advice on choosing between DictMixin and MutableMapping

2008-02-08 23:57:06 +00:00 · 2008-02-08 23:57:06 +00:00 · 7e33663ec4
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--- a/Doc/library/userdict.rst
+++ b/Doc/library/userdict.rst
@ -68,6 +68,8 @@ provide the following attribute:
   Since the mixin has no knowledge of the subclass constructor, it does not define
   :meth:`__init__` or :meth:`copy`.

+   Starting with Python version 2.6, it is recommended to use
+   :class:`collections.MutableMapping` instead of :class:`DictMixin`.

 :mod:`UserList` --- Class wrapper for list objects
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