RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration
 

I'm executing the following code:

def CopyBoost( libraries ):
pass

def CopyEmotionFX( libraries ):
pass


def Copy( library, aliases ):
pass

stuff = vars()
for key in stuff:
print( key, '--', stuff[key] )



I get the following error message:
('CopyEmotionFX', '--', <function CopyEmotionFX at 0x0205BF70>)
Traceback (most recent call last):
File "C:\IT\work\jewett\depends.py", line 12, in <module>
for key in stuff:
RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration

Why is this happening?

Re: RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration
 

Robert Dailey wrote:

> stuff = vars()

>>> vars() is globals()
True

> for key in stuff:

You just changed globals, which is aliased as stuff.
Stuff changes.

> print( key, '--', stuff[key] )
>
>
>
> I get the following error message:
> ('CopyEmotionFX', '--', <function CopyEmotionFX at 0x0205BF70>)
> Traceback (most recent call last):
> File "C:\IT\work\jewett\depends.py", line 12, in <module>
> for key in stuff:
> RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration
>
> Why is this happening?

Re: RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration
 

On Dec 8, 6:26*pm, Terry Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu> wrote:
> Robert Dailey wrote:
> > stuff = vars()
>
> *>>> vars() is globals()
> True
>
> > for key in stuff:
>
> You just changed globals, which is aliased as stuff.
> Stuff changes.
>
> > * * print( key, '--', stuff[key] )
>
> > I get the following error message:
> > ('CopyEmotionFX', '--', <function CopyEmotionFX at 0x0205BF70>)
> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> > * File "C:\IT\work\jewett\depends.py", line 12, in <module>
> > * * for key in stuff:
> > RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration
>
> > Why is this happening?
>
>

How am I changing globals()? I'm simply iterating the keys in the
dict. Can someone explain what is going on please?

Re: RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration
 

On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:10:00 -0800, Robert Dailey wrote:

> On Dec 8, 6:26Â*pm, Terry Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu> wrote:
>> Robert Dailey wrote:
>> > stuff = vars()
>>
>> Â*>>> vars() is globals()
>> True
>>
>> > for key in stuff:
>>
>> You just changed globals, which is aliased as stuff. Stuff changes.
>>
>> > Â* Â* print( key, '--', stuff[key] )
>>
>> > I get the following error message:
>> > ('CopyEmotionFX', '--', <function CopyEmotionFX at 0x0205BF70>)
>> > Traceback (most recent call last):
>> > Â* File "C:\IT\work\jewett\depends.py", line 12, in <module>
>> > Â* Â* for key in stuff:
>> > RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration
>>
>> > Why is this happening?
>>
>>
>>
> How am I changing globals()? I'm simply iterating the keys in the dict.
> Can someone explain what is going on please?

You create an new name "key":

for key in stuff

I suppose you could do this:


key = None
stuff = vars()
for key in stuff:


but even better would be:

for key in vars().copy():

because that protects you from cases where globals() change inside the
for loop.



--
Steven

Re: RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration
 

On Dec 9, 3:00*pm, Steven D'Aprano
<ste...@REMOVE.THIS.cybersource.com.au> wrote:
> On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:10:00 -0800, Robert Dailey wrote:
> > On Dec 8, 6:26*pm, Terry Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu> wrote:
> >> Robert Dailey wrote:
> >> > stuff = vars()
>
> >> *>>> vars() is globals()
> >> True
>
> >> > for key in stuff:
>
> >> You just changed globals, which is aliased as stuff. Stuff changes.
>
> >> > * * print( key, '--', stuff[key] )
>
> >> > I get the following error message:
> >> > ('CopyEmotionFX', '--', <function CopyEmotionFX at 0x0205BF70>)
> >> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> >> > * File "C:\IT\work\jewett\depends.py", line 12, in <module>
> >> > * * for key in stuff:
> >> > RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration
>
> >> > Why is this happening?
>
> > How am I changing globals()? I'm simply iterating the keys in the dict.
> > Can someone explain what is going on please?
>
> You create an new name "key":
>
> for key in stuff
>
> I suppose you could do this:
>
> key = None
> stuff = vars()
> for key in stuff:

but both 'key' and 'stuff' will appear in the dict, possibly causing
confusion; another reason why

> even better would be:
>
> for key in vars().copy():
>
> because that protects you from cases where globals() change inside the
> for loop.

Re: RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration
 

On Dec 8, 10:27*pm, John Machin <sjmac...@lexicon.net> wrote:
> On Dec 9, 3:00*pm, Steven D'Aprano
>
>
>
> <ste...@REMOVE.THIS.cybersource.com.au> wrote:
> > On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 19:10:00 -0800, Robert Dailey wrote:
> > > On Dec 8, 6:26*pm, Terry Reedy <tjre...@udel.edu> wrote:
> > >> Robert Dailey wrote:
> > >> > stuff = vars()
>
> > >> *>>> vars() is globals()
> > >> True
>
> > >> > for key in stuff:
>
> > >> You just changed globals, which is aliased as stuff. Stuff changes.
>
> > >> > * * print( key, '--', stuff[key] )
>
> > >> > I get the following error message:
> > >> > ('CopyEmotionFX', '--', <function CopyEmotionFX at 0x0205BF70>)
> > >> > Traceback (most recent call last):
> > >> > * File "C:\IT\work\jewett\depends.py", line 12, in <module>
> > >> > * * for key in stuff:
> > >> > RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration
>
> > >> > Why is this happening?
>
> > > How am I changing globals()? I'm simply iterating the keys in the dict.
> > > Can someone explain what is going on please?
>
> > You create an new name "key":
>
> > for key in stuff
>
> > I suppose you could do this:
>
> > key = None
> > stuff = vars()
> > for key in stuff:
>
> but both 'key' and 'stuff' will appear in the dict, possibly causing
> confusion; another reason why
>
> > even better would be:
>
> > for key in vars().copy():
>
> > because that protects you from cases where globals() change inside the
> > for loop.
>
>

When I do:

for key in stuff.keys():


It works! I wonder why .keys() makes a difference. It is using a
'view', which is a new concept in Python 3.0 that I'm not totally
familiar with yet.

Re: RuntimeError: dictionary changed size during iteration
 

Robert Dailey wrote:

> When I do:
>
> for key in stuff.keys():
>
>
> It works! I wonder why .keys() makes a difference. It is using a
> 'view', which is a new concept in Python 3.0 that I'm not totally
> familiar with yet.

Because stuff.keys() is evaluated *once* and the result is a separate
object from stuff == globals(), so creating the new entry 'key' in
globals == stuff does not change that new object.