How are Python's Built In Dictionaries Implemented

Question

Does anyone know how the built in dictionary type for python is implemented? My understanding is that it is some sort of hash table, but I haven't been able to find any sort of definitive answer.

Answer 1

Below is the all possible answers related to Python's Built In Dictionaries Implemented:-

• The Python dictionaries are implemented the same as the hash tables.

• The Hash tables must allow for hash collisions i.e. even if two distinct keys have the same hash value, the table's implementation must have a strategy to insert and retrieve the key and value pairs unambiguously.

• The Python dict uses open addressing to resolve hash collisions

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