GNU bug report logs - #47425
26.3; `plist-get', `plist-put' should accept a TEST function

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Reported by: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>

Date: Fri, 26 Mar 2021 22:14:01 UTC

Severity: wishlist

Found in version 26.3

Fixed in version 29.1

Done: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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Message #61 received at 47425 <at> debbugs.gnu.org (full text, mbox):

From: Drew Adams <drew.adams <at> oracle.com>
To: Lars Ingebrigtsen <larsi <at> gnus.org>, Stefan Monnier
 <monnier <at> iro.umontreal.ca>
Cc: Mattias Engdegård <mattiase <at> acm.org>,
 Philipp Stephani <p.stephani2 <at> gmail.com>, Nicolas Petton <nicolas <at> petton.fr>,
 "47425 <at> debbugs.gnu.org" <47425 <at> debbugs.gnu.org>
Subject: RE: [External] : Re: bug#47425: 26.3; `plist-get', `plist-put' should
 accept a TEST function
Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 14:39:40 +0000

> > I'd be curious to hear of a use case where plists are better than
> > alists while at the same time requiring a non-eq comparison.
> 
> They're equivalent in features, yes, but people prefer plists for
> simple structures because they look nicer.  I'd say they've proven
> their popularity over half a century.

Yes, it's about recognizing that reality.

Unless you're going to somehow _prevent_ the
use of plists with keys that are other than,
e.g., symbols - in particular keys that are
strings, adding a TEST arg makes sense, IMO.
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