Small speed up in MethodDispatch

lantis63 · lantis63 · commit 5e5309d9e1b8 · 2006-12-25T04:48:34.000Z
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extra : convert_revision : svn%3Aacbfec75-9323-0410-a652-858a13e371e0/trunk%40335
diff --git a/src/utils.py b/src/utils.py
@@ -12,21 +12,19 @@ class MethodDispatcher(dict):
     multiple keys so accessing any one of the items in the original
     list-like object returns the matching value
 
-    md = MethodDispatcher({["foo", "bar"]:"baz"})
+    md = MethodDispatcher({("foo", "bar"):"baz"})
     md["foo"] == "baz"
 
     A default value which can be set through the default attribute.
     """
 
     def __init__(self, items=()):
-        _dictEntries = []
         for name,value in items:
             if type(name) in (list, tuple, frozenset, set):
                 for item in name:
-                    _dictEntries.append((item, value))
+                    self[item] = value
             else:
-                _dictEntries.append((name, value))
-        dict.__init__(self, _dictEntries)
+                self[name] = value
         self.default = None
 
     def __getitem__(self, key):
