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1 #ifndef Py_DICTOBJECT_H
2 #define Py_DICTOBJECT_H
3 #ifdef __cplusplus
4 extern "C" {
5 #endif
8 /* Dictionary object type -- mapping from hashable object to object */
10 /* The distribution includes a separate file, Objects/dictnotes.txt,
11 describing explorations into dictionary design and optimization.
12 It covers typical dictionary use patterns, the parameters for
13 tuning dictionaries, and several ideas for possible optimizations.
17 There are three kinds of slots in the table:
19 1. Unused. me_key == me_value == NULL
20 Does not hold an active (key, value) pair now and never did. Unused can
21 transition to Active upon key insertion. This is the only case in which
22 me_key is NULL, and is each slot's initial state.
24 2. Active. me_key != NULL and me_key != dummy and me_value != NULL
25 Holds an active (key, value) pair. Active can transition to Dummy upon
26 key deletion. This is the only case in which me_value != NULL.
28 3. Dummy. me_key == dummy and me_value == NULL
29 Previously held an active (key, value) pair, but that was deleted and an
30 active pair has not yet overwritten the slot. Dummy can transition to
31 Active upon key insertion. Dummy slots cannot be made Unused again
32 (cannot have me_key set to NULL), else the probe sequence in case of
33 collision would have no way to know they were once active.
35 Note: .popitem() abuses the me_hash field of an Unused or Dummy slot to
36 hold a search finger. The me_hash field of Unused or Dummy slots has no
37 meaning otherwise.
40 /* PyDict_MINSIZE is the minimum size of a dictionary. This many slots are
41 * allocated directly in the dict object (in the ma_smalltable member).
42 * It must be a power of 2, and at least 4. 8 allows dicts with no more
43 * than 5 active entries to live in ma_smalltable (and so avoid an
44 * additional malloc); instrumentation suggested this suffices for the
45 * majority of dicts (consisting mostly of usually-small instance dicts and
46 * usually-small dicts created to pass keyword arguments).
48 #define PyDict_MINSIZE 8
50 typedef struct {
51 /* Cached hash code of me_key. Note that hash codes are C longs.
52 * We have to use Py_ssize_t instead because dict_popitem() abuses
53 * me_hash to hold a search finger.
55 Py_ssize_t me_hash;
56 PyObject *me_key;
57 PyObject *me_value;
58 } PyDictEntry;
61 To ensure the lookup algorithm terminates, there must be at least one Unused
62 slot (NULL key) in the table.
63 The value ma_fill is the number of non-NULL keys (sum of Active and Dummy);
64 ma_used is the number of non-NULL, non-dummy keys (== the number of non-NULL
65 values == the number of Active items).
66 To avoid slowing down lookups on a near-full table, we resize the table when
67 it's two-thirds full.
69 typedef struct _dictobject PyDictObject;
70 struct _dictobject {
71 PyObject_HEAD
72 Py_ssize_t ma_fill; /* # Active + # Dummy */
73 Py_ssize_t ma_used; /* # Active */
75 /* The table contains ma_mask + 1 slots, and that's a power of 2.
76 * We store the mask instead of the size because the mask is more
77 * frequently needed.
79 Py_ssize_t ma_mask;
81 /* ma_table points to ma_smalltable for small tables, else to
82 * additional malloc'ed memory. ma_table is never NULL! This rule
83 * saves repeated runtime null-tests in the workhorse getitem and
84 * setitem calls.
86 PyDictEntry *ma_table;
87 PyDictEntry *(*ma_lookup)(PyDictObject *mp, PyObject *key, long hash);
88 PyDictEntry ma_smalltable[PyDict_MINSIZE];
91 PyAPI_DATA(PyTypeObject) PyDict_Type;
93 #define PyDict_Check(op) \
94 PyType_FastSubclass(Py_TYPE(op), Py_TPFLAGS_DICT_SUBCLASS)
95 #define PyDict_CheckExact(op) (Py_TYPE(op) == &PyDict_Type)
97 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyDict_New(void);
98 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyDict_GetItem(PyObject *mp, PyObject *key);
99 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyDict_SetItem(PyObject *mp, PyObject *key, PyObject *item);
100 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyDict_DelItem(PyObject *mp, PyObject *key);
101 PyAPI_FUNC(void) PyDict_Clear(PyObject *mp);
102 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyDict_Next(
103 PyObject *mp, Py_ssize_t *pos, PyObject **key, PyObject **value);
104 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyDict_Next(
105 PyObject *mp, Py_ssize_t *pos, PyObject **key, PyObject **value, long *hash);
106 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyDict_Keys(PyObject *mp);
107 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyDict_Values(PyObject *mp);
108 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyDict_Items(PyObject *mp);
109 PyAPI_FUNC(Py_ssize_t) PyDict_Size(PyObject *mp);
110 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyDict_Copy(PyObject *mp);
111 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyDict_Contains(PyObject *mp, PyObject *key);
112 PyAPI_FUNC(int) _PyDict_Contains(PyObject *mp, PyObject *key, long hash);
113 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) _PyDict_NewPresized(Py_ssize_t minused);
115 /* PyDict_Update(mp, other) is equivalent to PyDict_Merge(mp, other, 1). */
116 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyDict_Update(PyObject *mp, PyObject *other);
118 /* PyDict_Merge updates/merges from a mapping object (an object that
119 supports PyMapping_Keys() and PyObject_GetItem()). If override is true,
120 the last occurrence of a key wins, else the first. The Python
121 dict.update(other) is equivalent to PyDict_Merge(dict, other, 1).
123 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyDict_Merge(PyObject *mp,
124 PyObject *other,
125 int override);
127 /* PyDict_MergeFromSeq2 updates/merges from an iterable object producing
128 iterable objects of length 2. If override is true, the last occurrence
129 of a key wins, else the first. The Python dict constructor dict(seq2)
130 is equivalent to dict={}; PyDict_MergeFromSeq(dict, seq2, 1).
132 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyDict_MergeFromSeq2(PyObject *d,
133 PyObject *seq2,
134 int override);
136 PyAPI_FUNC(PyObject *) PyDict_GetItemString(PyObject *dp, const char *key);
137 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyDict_SetItemString(PyObject *dp, const char *key, PyObject *item);
138 PyAPI_FUNC(int) PyDict_DelItemString(PyObject *dp, const char *key);
140 #ifdef __cplusplus
142 #endif
143 #endif /* !Py_DICTOBJECT_H */