Added documentation for PyDict_Update() and PyDict_Merge().

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Fred Drake 2001-08-10 21:31:12 +00:00
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@ -3782,6 +3782,7 @@ Empties an existing dictionary of all key-value pairs.
\begin{cfuncdesc}{PyObject*}{PyDict_Copy}{PyObject *p} \begin{cfuncdesc}{PyObject*}{PyDict_Copy}{PyObject *p}
Returns a new dictionary that contains the same key-value pairs as p. Returns a new dictionary that contains the same key-value pairs as p.
Empties an existing dictionary of all key-value pairs. Empties an existing dictionary of all key-value pairs.
\versionadded{1.6}
\end{cfuncdesc} \end{cfuncdesc}
\begin{cfuncdesc}{int}{PyDict_SetItem}{PyObject *p, PyObject *key, \begin{cfuncdesc}{int}{PyDict_SetItem}{PyObject *p, PyObject *key,
@ -3874,7 +3875,8 @@ while (PyDict_Next(self->dict, &pos, &key, &value)) {
The dictionary \var{p} should not be mutated during iteration. It is The dictionary \var{p} should not be mutated during iteration. It is
safe (since Python 2.1) to modify the values of the keys as you safe (since Python 2.1) to modify the values of the keys as you
iterate over the dictionary, for example: iterate over the dictionary, but only so long as the set of keys does
not change. For example:
\begin{verbatim} \begin{verbatim}
PyObject *key, *value; PyObject *key, *value;
@ -3894,6 +3896,22 @@ while (PyDict_Next(self->dict, &pos, &key, &value)) {
\end{verbatim} \end{verbatim}
\end{cfuncdesc} \end{cfuncdesc}
\begin{cfuncdesc}{int}{PyDict_Merge}{PyObject *a, PyObject *b, int override}
Iterate over dictionary \var{b} adding key-value pairs to dictionary
\var{a}. If \var{override} is true, existing pairs in \var{a} will be
replaced if a matching key is found in \var{b}, otherwise pairs will
only be added if there is not a matching key in \var{a}. Returns
\code{0} on success or \code{-1} if an exception was raised.
\versionadded{2.2}
\end{cfuncdesc}
\begin{cfuncdesc}{int}{PyDict_Update}{PyObject *a, PyObject *b}
This is the same as \code{PyDict_Merge(\var{a}, \var{b}, 1)} in C, or
\code{\var{a}.update(\var{b})} in Python. Returns \code{0} on success
or \code{-1} if an exception was raised.
\versionadded{2.2}
\end{cfuncdesc}
\section{Other Objects \label{otherObjects}} \section{Other Objects \label{otherObjects}}