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bpo-33888: Use CPython instead of Python in the FAQ (GH-7767) 

Make the change where discussing the CPython implementation of lists and dicts.
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Andrés Delfino 2018-07-07 20:25:47 -03:00 committed by Terry Jan Reedy
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@ -470,10 +470,10 @@ you can always change a list's elements. Only immutable elements can be used as
dictionary keys, and hence only tuples and not lists can be used as keys.
How are lists implemented?
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How are lists implemented in CPython?
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Python's lists are really variable-length arrays, not Lisp-style linked lists.
CPython's lists are really variable-length arrays, not Lisp-style linked lists.
The implementation uses a contiguous array of references to other objects, and
keeps a pointer to this array and the array's length in a list head structure.
@ -486,10 +486,10 @@ when the array must be grown, some extra space is allocated so the next few
times don't require an actual resize.
How are dictionaries implemented?
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How are dictionaries implemented in CPython?
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Python's dictionaries are implemented as resizable hash tables. Compared to
CPython's dictionaries are implemented as resizable hash tables. Compared to
B-trees, this gives better performance for lookup (the most common operation by
far) under most circumstances, and the implementation is simpler.