copy_dict._keys = list(self._keys)
return copy_dict
+ def insert_after(self, pos_key, key, val):
+ """
+ Insert the new key, value entry after the entry given by the position key.
+ If the positional key is None, insert at the end.
+ @param pos_key the positional key
+ @param key the key for the new entry
+ @param val the value for the new entry
+ """
+ index = (pos_key is None) and len(self._keys) or self._keys.index(pos_key)
+ assert key not in self._keys
+ self._keys.insert(index+1, key)
+ self._data[key] = val
+
+ def insert_before(self, pos_key, key, val):
+ """
+ Insert the new key, value entry before the entry given by the position key.
+ If the positional key is None, insert at the begining.
+ @param pos_key the positional key
+ @param key the key for the new entry
+ @param val the value for the new entry
+ """
+ index = (pos_key is not None) and self._keys.index(pos_key) or 0
+ assert key not in self._keys
+ self._keys.insert(index, key)
+ self._data[key] = val
+
def exists_or_else(d, key, alt):
if d.has_key(key): return d[key]
else: return alt