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dict should be insertion-order preserving
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Description
The insertion-order preserving dicts were implemented in CPython 3.6 but only became part of the language spec in 3.7.
Note that some tests in 3.6 (e.g. test_ordered_dict) are checking for this behaviour.
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Research direction
Start by locating IronPython's dict implementation and compare its behavior with the Python 3.7 insertion-order requirement. Use the referenced test_ordered_dict tests as the initial behavioral check; done means dict preserves insertion order consistently with the language specification.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp, python
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100