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It's useful for APIs that return dictionaries that have a reliable structure
by jackbrookes 5y ago
It's useful for APIs that return dictionaries that have a reliable structure
- rak1507 5y agoBut.. why not use foo['bar'] vs foo.bar? Are the extra 3 characters so annoying you have to rely on a new library?
- aqeelat 5y agoIt might be useful for auto completion when you’re using versions older than 3.8 and can’t use TypedDict.
- rak1507 5y agoAuto completion? So saving a fraction of a second? Again... not sure I see the benefit here.
- aqeelat 5y agoYou do know that code completion is a selling feature for IDEs, right?
- aqeelat 5y agoYou know what .. I’ll need to give it a try before I can actually discuss it further. I don’t want my ignorance to cloud other people’s judgement.
- peakaboo 5y agoFraction of a second? Maybe if you remember all the keys in your dictionary in your head. Otherwise you would have to look them up while coding if you don't have auto completion.