Use dict instead of OrderedDict for python 3.6

[aymanhs]

For Python >= 3.6, dictionary are Sorted by insertion order, so avoid the use of OrderedDict for those python versions.

[epatters]

The main function parse has a dict_constructor keyword argument useful for this purpose.

[danielloader]

Is this available in the pypi package or the source package only?

[ehn-pkalinowski]

it is in pypi

[TomDufall]

This is a CPython implementation detail for Python 3.6, although I think it's part of the dict spec from 3.7 onwards?

[soustruh]

Yes it is. 👍

Ordered dictionaries are just like regular dictionaries but have some extra capabilities relating to ordering operations. They have become less important now that the built-in dict class gained the ability to remember insertion order (this new behavior became guaranteed in Python 3.7).

https://docs.python.org/3.7/library/collections.html?highlight=ordereddict#ordereddict-objects

[endlisnis]

And since Python3.6 is now end-of-life (https://pythonspeed.com/articles/stop-using-python-3.6), this project should just blindly use "dict" instead of "OrderedDict".

[manngo]

The main function parse has a dict_constructor keyword argument useful for this purpose.

Is that documented? How would I use that?

[gotofritz]

@manngo you can see an example here

xmltodict/tests/test_xmltodict.py

Line 350 in ae19c45

self.assertEqual(parse(xml, force_list=force_list, dict_constructor=dict), expectedResult)

[manngo]

@gotofritz Thanks, that worked. It makes the result much easier to work with.

@manngo you can see an example here

xmltodict/tests/test_xmltodict.py

Line 350 in ae19c45

self.assertEqual(parse(xml, force_list=force_list, dict_constructor=dict), expectedResult)