Why is my Python dictionary looked up more than once for every new stroke?

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[user202729]

Generally, you can't rely on the Python plugin is only looked up once every stroke. If the lookup function has side effects, it's better to make an extension plugin and use the stroked engine hook.

Internally, for every stroke, the translator does the following...

• Lookup the last stroke to see if it translates to a macro.
• If it isn't, consider the last (longest_key), longest_key-1, longest_key-2, ..., 3, 2, 1 strokes, for each of them...
  • Lookup the outline.
  • Iterate over the suffix keys, if it's in the last stroke...
    • Lookup the suffix key in the dictionary
    • Lookup the remaining (with the suffix key removed) in the dictionary