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unnecessary-generator-dict (C402)#

Derived from the flake8-comprehensions linter.

Fix is always available.

What it does#

Checks for unnecessary generators that can be rewritten as dict comprehensions.

Why is this bad?#

It is unnecessary to use dict around a generator expression, since there are equivalent comprehensions for these types. Using a comprehension is clearer and more idiomatic.

Examples#

dict((x, f(x)) for x in foo)

Use instead:

{x: f(x) for x in foo}

Fix safety#

This rule's fix is marked as unsafe, as it may occasionally drop comments when rewriting the call. In most cases, though, comments will be preserved.