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bpo-26947: DOC: clarify wording on hashable in glossary (#948)

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csabella 9 years ago
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Hashability makes an object usable as a dictionary key and a set member,
because these data structures use the hash value internally.
All of Python's immutable built-in objects are hashable, while no mutable
containers (such as lists or dictionaries) are. Objects which are
instances of user-defined classes are hashable by default; they all
All of Python's immutable built-in objects are hashable; mutable
containers (such as lists or dictionaries) are not. Objects which are
instances of user-defined classes are hashable by default. They all
compare unequal (except with themselves), and their hash value is derived
from their :func:`id`.

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