defaultdict.py

"""
defaultdict for Python 2.4
    http://code.activestate.com/recipes/523034-emulate-collectionsdefaultdict/
A pure-Python version of Python 2.5's defaultdict.

collections.defaultdict is a handy shortcut added in Python 2.5 which can
be emulated in older versions of Python. This recipe tries to backport
defaultdict exactly and aims to be safe to subclass and extend without
worrying if the base class is in C or is being emulated.
"""
try:
    from collections import defaultdict
except:
    class defaultdict(dict):
        def __init__(self, default_factory=None, *a, **kw):
            if (default_factory is not None and
                not hasattr(default_factory, '__call__')):
                raise TypeError('first argument must be callable')
            dict.__init__(self, *a, **kw)
            self.default_factory = default_factory
        def __getitem__(self, key):
            try:
                return dict.__getitem__(self, key)
            except KeyError:
                return self.__missing__(key)
        def __missing__(self, key):
            if self.default_factory is None:
                raise KeyError(key)
            self[key] = value = self.default_factory()
            return value
        def __reduce__(self):
            if self.default_factory is None:
                args = tuple()
            else:
                args = self.default_factory,
            return type(self), args, None, None, self.items()
        def copy(self):
            return self.__copy__()
        def __copy__(self):
            return type(self)(self.default_factory, self)
        def __deepcopy__(self, memo):
            import copy
            return type(self)(self.default_factory,
                              copy.deepcopy(self.items()))
        def __repr__(self):
            return 'defaultdict(%s, %s)' % (self.default_factory,
                                            dict.__repr__(self))