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88 changes: 88 additions & 0 deletions Doc/c-api/dict.rst
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it before returning.

.. versionadded:: 3.12


Ordered Dictionaries
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Python's C API provides interface for :class:`collections.OrderedDict` from C.
These APIs are mostly redundant; prefer ``PyDict*`` where possible.


.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyODict_Type

Type object for ordered dictionaries. This is the same object as
:class:`collections.OrderedDict` in the Python layer.

Since Python 3.7, dictionaries are ordered by default, so there is usually
little need for this object.
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I suggest moving this to the introductory paragraph.

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Done.



.. c:function:: int PyODict_Check(PyObject *od)

Return true if *od* is an ordered dictionary object or an instance of a
subtype of the :class:`~collections.OrderedDict` type. This function
always succeeds.


.. c:function:: int PyODict_CheckExact(PyObject *od)

Return true if *od* is a dict object, but not an instance of a subtype of
the :class:`~collections.OrderedDict` type. This function always succeeds.
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Return true if *od* is a dict object, but not an instance of a subtype of
the :class:`~collections.OrderedDict` type. This function always succeeds.
Return true if *od* is an ordered dictionary object, but not
an instance of a subtype of the :class:`~collections.OrderedDict` type.
This function always succeeds.
- a dict object
+ an ordered dictionary object

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Applied this one locally because I didn't want to deal with conflicts.



.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyODictKeys_Type

Analogous to :c:type:`!PyDictKeys_Type` for ordered dictionaries.


.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyODictValues_Type

Analogous to :c:type:`!PyDictValues_Type` for ordered dictionaries.


.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyODictItems_Type

Analogous to :c:type:`!PyDictItems_Type` for ordered dictionaries.


.. c:function:: PyObject *PyODict_New(void)

Return a new empty ordered dictionary, or ``NULL`` on failure.

This is analogous to :c:func:`PyDict_New`.


.. c:function:: int PyODict_SetItem(PyObject *od, PyObject *key, PyObject *value)

Insert *value* into the ordered dictionary *od* with a key of *key*.
Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` with an exception set on failure.

This is analogous to :c:func:`PyDict_SetItem`.


.. c:function:: int PyODict_DelItem(PyObject *od, PyObject *key)

Remove the entry in the ordered dictionary *od* with key *key*.
Return ``0`` on success or ``-1`` with an exception set on failure.

This is analogous to :c:func:`PyDict_DelItem`.


These are :term:`soft deprecated` aliases to ``PyDict`` APIs:


.. list-table::
:widths: auto
:header-rows: 1

* * ``PyODict``
* ``PyDict``
* * .. c:macro:: PyODict_GetItem(od, key)
* :c:func:`PyDict_GetItem`
* * .. c:macro:: PyODict_GetItemWithError(od, key)
* :c:func:`PyDict_GetItemWithError`
* * .. c:macro:: PyODict_GetItemString(od, key)
* :c:func:`PyDict_GetItemString`
* * .. c:macro:: PyODict_Contains(od, key)
* :c:func:`PyDict_Contains`
* * .. c:macro:: PyODict_SIZE(od)
* :c:func:`PyDict_GET_SIZE`
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.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyDictRevIterValue_Type
.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyDictIterItem_Type
.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyDictRevIterItem_Type
.. c:var:: PyTypeObject PyODictIter_Type

Type objects for iterators of various built-in objects.

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