Commit 390c2582 authored by Georg Brandl's avatar Georg Brandl

Remove remaining references to UserDict module.

parent 81a882f0
...@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ Restrictions ...@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ Restrictions
.. class:: Shelf(dict[, protocol=None[, writeback=False]]) .. class:: Shelf(dict[, protocol=None[, writeback=False]])
A subclass of :class:`UserDict.DictMixin` which stores pickled values in the A subclass of :class:`collections.MutableMapping` which stores pickled values
*dict* object. in the *dict* object.
By default, version 0 pickles are used to serialize values. The version of the By default, version 0 pickles are used to serialize values. The version of the
pickle protocol can be specified with the *protocol* parameter. See the pickle protocol can be specified with the *protocol* parameter. See the
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...@@ -1554,26 +1554,25 @@ either to emulate a sequence or to emulate a mapping; the difference is that for ...@@ -1554,26 +1554,25 @@ either to emulate a sequence or to emulate a mapping; the difference is that for
a sequence, the allowable keys should be the integers *k* for which ``0 <= k < a sequence, the allowable keys should be the integers *k* for which ``0 <= k <
N`` where *N* is the length of the sequence, or slice objects, which define a N`` where *N* is the length of the sequence, or slice objects, which define a
range of items. It is also recommended that mappings provide the methods range of items. It is also recommended that mappings provide the methods
:meth:`keys`, :meth:`values`, :meth:`items`, :meth:`get`, :meth:`keys`, :meth:`values`, :meth:`items`, :meth:`get`, :meth:`clear`,
:meth:`clear`, :meth:`setdefault`, :meth:`setdefault`, :meth:`pop`, :meth:`popitem`, :meth:`copy`, and
:meth:`pop`, :meth:`popitem`, :meth:`copy`, and
:meth:`update` behaving similar to those for Python's standard dictionary :meth:`update` behaving similar to those for Python's standard dictionary
objects. The :mod:`UserDict` module provides a :class:`DictMixin` class to help objects. The :mod:`collections` module provides a :class:`MutableMapping`
create those methods from a base set of :meth:`__getitem__`, abstract base class to help create those methods from a base set of
:meth:`__setitem__`, :meth:`__delitem__`, and :meth:`keys`. Mutable sequences :meth:`__getitem__`, :meth:`__setitem__`, :meth:`__delitem__`, and :meth:`keys`.
should provide methods :meth:`append`, :meth:`count`, :meth:`index`, Mutable sequences should provide methods :meth:`append`, :meth:`count`,
:meth:`extend`, :meth:`insert`, :meth:`pop`, :meth:`remove`, :meth:`reverse` and :meth:`index`, :meth:`extend`, :meth:`insert`, :meth:`pop`, :meth:`remove`,
:meth:`sort`, like Python standard list objects. Finally, sequence types should :meth:`reverse` and :meth:`sort`, like Python standard list objects. Finally,
implement addition (meaning concatenation) and multiplication (meaning sequence types should implement addition (meaning concatenation) and
repetition) by defining the methods :meth:`__add__`, :meth:`__radd__`, multiplication (meaning repetition) by defining the methods :meth:`__add__`,
:meth:`__iadd__`, :meth:`__mul__`, :meth:`__rmul__` and :meth:`__imul__` :meth:`__radd__`, :meth:`__iadd__`, :meth:`__mul__`, :meth:`__rmul__` and
described below; they should not define other numerical operators. It is :meth:`__imul__` described below; they should not define other numerical
recommended that both mappings and sequences implement the :meth:`__contains__` operators. It is recommended that both mappings and sequences implement the
method to allow efficient use of the ``in`` operator; for mappings, ``in`` :meth:`__contains__` method to allow efficient use of the ``in`` operator; for
should search the mapping's keys; for sequences, it should search mappings, ``in`` should search the mapping's keys; for sequences, it should
through the values. It is further recommended that both mappings and sequences search through the values. It is further recommended that both mappings and
implement the :meth:`__iter__` method to allow efficient iteration through the sequences implement the :meth:`__iter__` method to allow efficient iteration
container; for mappings, :meth:`__iter__` should be the same as through the container; for mappings, :meth:`__iter__` should be the same as
:meth:`keys`; for sequences, it should iterate through the values. :meth:`keys`; for sequences, it should iterate through the values.
.. method:: object.__len__(self) .. method:: object.__len__(self)
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