[Sqlalchemy-tickets] [sqlalchemy] #2730: MutableDict does not detect clear() call

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#2730: MutableDict does not detect clear() call
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 Reporter:  wichert  |           Owner:  zzzeek
     Type:  defect   |          Status:  new
 Priority:  medium   |       Milestone:
Component:  ext      |        Severity:  no triage selected yet
 Keywords:           |  Progress State:  awaiting triage
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 Seen with SQLAlchemy 0.8.1.

 {{{
 >>> article.aspects
 {'colour': 'black'}
 >>> article.aspects.clear()
 >>> article in meta.Session.dirty
 True
 >>> meta.Session.is_modified(article)
 False
 }}}

 Rewriting the code to use {{{article.aspects = {} }}} is a possible
 workaround.

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