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Custom Python Dictionaries: Inheriting From dict vs UserDict

Custom Python Dictionaries: Inheriting From dict vs UserDict

In this tutorial, you'll learn how to create custom dictionary-like classes in Python by inheriting from the built-in dict class or by subclassing UserDict from the collections module.

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