[Tcl-bugs] [ tcl-Bugs-1037235 ] Inconsistency in 'dict set'

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Bugs item #1037235, was opened at 2004-09-29 21:36
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Category: 15. Dict Object
Group: current: 8.5a1
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Submitted By: Stefan Muehlebach (muehlebachs)
Assigned to: Donal K. Fellows (dkf)
Summary: Inconsistency in 'dict set'

Initial Comment:
The goal is to create a nested dictionary (foo) with
the following mappings:

    a -> A
    bc -> b -> B
    bc -> c -> C

One would expect to do it by:

    dict set foo a A
    dict set foo bc b B
    dict set foo bc c C

But this leads to the error (key "bc" not known in
dictionary). Instead it has to be done by:

    dict set foo a A
    dict set foo bc [dict create b B c C]

After the mappings are created, the values can be
changed by:

    dict set foo a AA
    dict set foo bc b BB
    dict set foo bc c CC

The different treatment of mappings at the 'top level'
and at a 'lower level' should either be
removed/corrected or mentioned in the docu.


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