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So does python:

>>> d = {'ñanáöß$': 1} >>> d {'ñanáöß$': 1} >>> d.keys() dict_keys(['ñanáöß$']) >>>

The parent was talking about namedtuple.

    >>> collections.namedtuple("test", "$")
    Traceback (most recent call last):
    ...
    ValueError: Type names and field names can only contain alphanumeric characters and underscores: '$'

That's because attribute names can't be called "$", so `sometuple.$` would be a syntax violation.

I guess everyone is aware of that, thanks,

The parent comments were discussing why choosing dicts over namedtuples for db-originated columns, and the fact that field names are restricted on namedtuples but not on dicts is a very compelling point.

Making examples usind dicts and explaining why namedtuples have restrictions is completely missing the point.

HN supports "<pre><code>" blocks in a similar manor to Markdown, but using a two-space prefix (rather than Markdown's 4-space prefix):

  >>> d = {'ñanáöß$': 1}
  d {'ñanáöß$': 1}
  >>> d.keys()
  dict_keys(['ñanáöß$'])

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