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import array
import collections
import itertools
import pprint

# Placeholder constants
FREE = -1
DUMMY = -2

class Dict(collections.MutableMapping):
    'Space efficient dictionary with fast iteration and cheaper resizes.'

    @staticmethod
    def _gen_probes(hashvalue, n):
        'Same sequence of probes used in the current dictionary design'
        PERTURB_SHIFT = 5
        if hashvalue < 0:
            hashvalue = int(2 ** 64 - hashvalue)
        i = hashvalue & (n-1)
        yield int(i)
        perturb = hashvalue
        while True:
            i = 5 * i + perturb + 1
            yield int(i & (n-1))
            perturb >>= PERTURB_SHIFT

    def _lookup(self, key, hashvalue):
        'Same lookup logic as currently used in real dicts'
        assert len(self.keylist) < len(self.indices)   # At least one open slot
        freeslot = None
        for i in self._gen_probes(hashvalue, len(self.indices)):
            if self.indices[i] == FREE:
                if freeslot is not None:
                    i = freeslot
                return (False, i)
            elif self.indices[i] == DUMMY:
                freeslot = i
            else:
                index = self.indices[i]
                if (self.keylist[index] is key or
                    self.hashlist[index] == hashvalue
                    and self.keylist[index] == key):
                    return (True, i)

    @staticmethod
    def _make_index(n):
        'New sequence of indices using the smallest possible datatype'
        if n <= 2**7: return array.array('b', [FREE]) * n       # signed char
        if n <= 2**15: return array.array('h', [FREE]) * n      # signed short
        if n <= 2**63: return array.array('l', [FREE]) * n      # signed long
        else: return [FREE] * n                                 # python integers

    def _resize(self, n):
        '''Reindex the existing hash/key/value entries.
           Entries do not get moved, they only get new indices.
           No calls are made to hash() or __eq__().

        '''
        n = 2 ** n.bit_length()
        self.indices = self._make_index(n)
        for index, hashvalue in enumerate(self.hashlist):
            for i in Dict._gen_probes(hashvalue, n):
                if self.indices[i] == FREE:
                    break
            self.indices[i] = index

    def __init__(self, *args, **kwds):
        self.indices = self._make_index(8)
        self.hashlist = []
        self.keylist = []
        self.valuelist = []
        self.size = 0
        self.update(*args, **kwds)

    def __setitem__(self, key, value):
        hashvalue = hash(key)
        found, i = self._lookup(key, hashvalue)
        if found:
            index = self.indices[i]
            self.valuelist[index] = value
        else:
            self.indices[i] = self.size
            self.hashlist.append(hashvalue)
            self.keylist.append(key)
            self.valuelist.append(value)
            self.size += 1
            if self.indices.count(FREE) * 3 < len(self.indices):
                self._resize(2 * len(self))

    def __getitem__(self, key):
        hashvalue = hash(key)
        found, i = self._lookup(key, hashvalue)
        if found:
            index = self.indices[i]
            return self.valuelist[index]
        else:
            raise KeyError(key)

    def __delitem__(self, key):
        hashvalue = hash(key)
        found, i = self._lookup(key, hashvalue)
        if found:
            index = self.indices[i]
            self.indices[i] = DUMMY
            self.size -= 1
            if index != self.size:
                lasthash = self.hashlist[-1]
                lastkey = self.keylist[-1]
                lastvalue = self.valuelist[-1]
                found, j = self._lookup(lastkey, lasthash)
                assert found and i != j
                self.indices[j] = index
                self.hashlist[index] = lasthash
                self.keylist[index] = lastkey
                self.valuelist[index] = lastvalue
            self.hashlist.pop()
            self.keylist.pop()
            self.valuelist.pop()
        else:
            raise KeyError(key)

    def __iter__(self):
        for key in self.keylist:
            yield key

    def __len__(self):
        return self.size

    def __repr__(self):
        return 'Dict(%r)' % self.items()

    def show_structure(self):
        'Diagnostic method.  Not part of the API.'
        print '=' * 50
        print 'Dict:', self
        print 'Indices:', self.indices
        entries = itertools.izip_longest(
                        xrange(len(self.hashlist)),
                        self.hashlist, self.keylist, self.valuelist,
                        fillvalue = ':ERROR:')
        pprint.pprint(list(entries))
        print '-' * 50


if __name__ == '__main__':

    d = Dict([('timmy', 'red'), ('barry', 'green'), ('guido', 'blue')])
    d.show_structure()

Diff to Previous Revision

--- revision 8 2012-12-11 13:00:49
+++ revision 9 2012-12-17 07:15:19
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@
 DUMMY = -2
 
 class Dict(collections.MutableMapping):
-    '''Space efficient dictionary with fast iteration
-       and cheap resizes (minimum data movement)
-    '''
+    'Space efficient dictionary with fast iteration and cheaper resizes.'
 
     @staticmethod
     def _gen_probes(hashvalue, n):
@@ -47,8 +45,10 @@
     @staticmethod
     def _make_index(n):
         'New sequence of indices using the smallest possible datatype'
-        typecode = 'b' if n <= 128 else 'h' if n <= 32768 else 'l'
-        return array.array(typecode, itertools.repeat(FREE, n))
+        if n <= 2**7: return array.array('b', [FREE]) * n       # signed char
+        if n <= 2**15: return array.array('h', [FREE]) * n      # signed short
+        if n <= 2**63: return array.array('l', [FREE]) * n      # signed long
+        else: return [FREE] * n                                 # python integers
 
     def _resize(self, n):
         '''Reindex the existing hash/key/value entries.
@@ -129,12 +129,10 @@
     def __repr__(self):
         return 'Dict(%r)' % self.items()
 
-    ###### Diagnostic methods.  Not part of the API ##############
-
     def show_structure(self):
+        'Diagnostic method.  Not part of the API.'
         print '=' * 50
         print 'Dict:', self
-        print 'Size in bytes:', self.memory()
         print 'Indices:', self.indices
         entries = itertools.izip_longest(
                         xrange(len(self.hashlist)),
@@ -143,10 +141,6 @@
         pprint.pprint(list(entries))
         print '-' * 50
 
-    def memory(self):
-        'Size in bytes assuming a 64-bit build'
-        return (len(self.indices) * self.indices.itemsize
-                + len(self.hashlist) * 8 * 3)
 
 if __name__ == '__main__':
 

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