python confusion: dict.pop
I am really confused as to why Python acts in a particular way.

Here is an example: I have a dictionary called "copy". (It is a copy of an HttpRequest.POST in django.)

Here is a debug session (with added line numbers):

    1 (Pdb) copy
    2 <QueryDict: {u'text': [u'test'], u'otherId': [u'60002'], u'cmd': [u'cA'], u'id':
    3  [u'15']}>
    4 (Pdb) copy['text']
    5  u'test'
    6 (Pdb) copy.pop('text')
    7  [u'test']

My problem is that in the dictionary it looks like the values are all lists (they come from django that way.) When I access an element as in line 4 I get it as a value rather than a list, but when I access it with pop I get it as a list again.

I am really confused by that. Can anyone help?


python confusion: dict.pop
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I am really confused as to why Python acts in a particular way.

Here is an example: I have a dictionary called "copy". (It is a copy of an HttpRequest.POST in django.)

Here is a debug session (with added line numbers):

    1 (Pdb) copy
    2 <QueryDict: {u'text': [u'test'], u'otherId': [u'60002'], u'cmd': [u'cA'], u'id':
    3  [u'15']}>
    4 (Pdb) copy['text']
    5  u'test'
    6 (Pdb) copy.pop('text')
    7  [u'test']

My problem is that in the dictionary it looks like the values are all lists (they come from django that way.) When I access an element as in line 4 I get it as a value rather than a list, but when I access it with pop I get it as a list again.

I am really confused by that. Can anyone help?

