def from_dict(dico, key_conversion=NodeConversion(), value_conversion=NodeConversion(), freeit=False):
"""
Creates an assoc from a pythonic dict
:param dico: python dictionary
:param key_conversion: the conversion for the key (object <--> pointer)
:param value_conversion: the conversion of the value (object <--> pointer)
:param freeit: a flag indicating whether or not this object should be freed
upon garbage collection
:return: an assoc with the same contents as the given dico
"""
me = Assoc(_utils.new_assoc_with_size(len(dico)), key_conversion, value_conversion, freeit=freeit)
for k,v in dico.items():
me[k] = v
return me
def empty(key_conversion=NodeConversion(), value_conversion=NodeConversion(), initial_capa=0, freeit=False):
"""
Creates an empty assoc
:param key_conversion: the conversion for the key (object <--> pointer)
:param value_conversion: the conversion of the value (object <--> pointer)
:param initial capa: the initial capacity of the associative array
:param freeit: a flag indicating whether or not this object should be freed
upon garbage collection
:return: a new empty Assoc
"""
if initial_capa == 0:
return Assoc(_utils.new_assoc(), key_conversion, value_conversion, freeit=freeit)
else:
return Assoc(_utils.new_assoc_with_size(initial_capa), key_conversion, value_conversion, freeit=freeit)