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``bidict``
==========

The bidirectional mapping library for Python.

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Status
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``bidict``:
^^^^^^^^^^^

- has been used for many years by several teams at
  **Google, Venmo, CERN, Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Bloomberg, Two Sigma,** and many others
- has carefully designed APIs for
  **safety, simplicity, flexibility, and ergonomics**
- is **fast, lightweight, and has no runtime dependencies** other than Python's standard library
- **integrates natively** with Python’s ``collections.abc`` interfaces
- provides **type hints** for all public APIs
- is implemented in **concise, well-factored, pure (PyPy-compatible) Python code**
  that is **optimized for running efficiently**
  as well as for **reading and learning** [#fn-learning]_
- has **extensive docs and test coverage**
  (including property-based tests and benchmarks)
  run continuously on all supported Python versions


Note: Python 3 Required
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

As promised in the 0.18.2 release (see :doc:`changelog` [#fn-changelog]_),
**Python 2 is no longer supported**.
Version 0.18.4
is the last release of ``bidict`` that supports Python 2.
This makes ``bidict`` more efficient on Python 3
and enables further improvement to bidict in the future.
See `python3statement.org <https://python3statement.org>`__
for more info.


Installation
------------

``pip install bidict``


Quick Start
-----------

.. code:: python

   >>> from bidict import bidict
   >>> element_by_symbol = bidict({'H': 'hydrogen'})
   >>> element_by_symbol['H']
   'hydrogen'
   >>> element_by_symbol.inverse['hydrogen']
   'H'


For more usage documentation,
head to the :doc:`intro` [#fn-intro]_
and proceed from there.


Community Support
-----------------

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If you are thinking of using ``bidict`` in your work,
or if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions,
I'd love to know about your use case
and provide as much voluntary support for it as possible.

Please feel free to leave a message in the
`chatroom <https://gitter.im/jab/bidict>`__
or open a new issue on GitHub.
You can search through
`existing issues <https://github.com/jab/bidict/issues>`__
before creating a new one
in case your questions or concerns have been adressed there already.


Enterprise-Grade Support via Tidelift
-------------------------------------

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If your use case requires a greater level of support,
enterprise-grade support for ``bidict`` can be obtained via the
`Tidelift subscription <https://tidelift.com/subscription/pkg/pypi-bidict?utm_source=pypi-bidict&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=readme>`__.


Notice of Usage
---------------

If you use ``bidict``,
and especially if your usage or your organization is significant in some way,
please let me know.

You can:

- `star bidict on GitHub <https://github.com/jab/bidict>`__
- `create an issue <https://github.com/jab/bidict/issues/new?title=Notice+of+Usage&body=I+am+using+bidict+for...>`__
- leave a message in the `chat room <https://gitter.im/jab/bidict>`__
- `email me <mailto:jabronson@gmail.com?subject=bidict&body=I%20am%20using%20bidict%20for...>`__


Changelog
---------

See the :doc:`changelog` [#fn-changelog]_
for a history of notable changes to ``bidict``.


Release Notifications
---------------------

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Subscribe to releases
`on GitHub <https://github.blog/changelog/2018-11-27-watch-releases/>`__ or
`libraries.io <https://libraries.io/pypi/bidict>`__
to be notified when new versions of ``bidict`` are released.


Learning from ``bidict``
------------------------

One of the best things about ``bidict``
is that it touches a surprising number of
interesting Python corners,
especially given its small size and scope.

Check out :doc:`learning-from-bidict` [#fn-learning]_
if you're interested in learning more.


Contributing
------------

``bidict`` is currently a one-person operation
maintained on a voluntary basis.

Your help would be most welcome!


Reviewers Wanted!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

One of the most valuable ways to contribute to ``bidict`` –
and to explore some interesting Python corners [#fn-learning]_
while you're at it –
is to review the relatively small codebase.

Please create an issue or pull request with any improvements you'd propose
or any other results you found.
Submitting a `draft PR <https://github.blog/2019-02-14-introducing-draft-pull-requests/>`__
with feedback in inline code comments, or a
`"Review results" issue <https://github.com/jab/bidict/issues/new?title=Review+results>`__,
would each work well.

You can also
+1 `this issue <https://github.com/jab/bidict/issues/63>`__
to sign up to give feedback on future proposed changes
that are in need of a reviewer.


Giving Back
^^^^^^^^^^^

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   (would use `.. include::` but GitHub doesn't understand it)

``bidict`` is the product of hundreds of hours of unpaid, voluntary work.

If ``bidict`` has helped you accomplish your work,
especially work you've been paid for,
please consider chipping in toward the costs
of its maintenance and development
and/or ask your organization to do the same.

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Finding Documentation
---------------------

If you're viewing this on `<https://bidict.readthedocs.io>`__,
note that multiple versions of the documentation are available,
and you can choose a different version using the popup menu at the bottom-right.
Please make sure you're viewing the version of the documentation
that corresponds to the version of ``bidict`` you'd like to use.

If you're viewing this on GitHub, PyPI, or some other place
that can't render and link this documentation properly
and are seeing broken links,
try these alternate links instead:

.. [#fn-learning] `<docs/learning-from-bidict.rst>`__ | `<https://bidict.readthedocs.io/learning-from-bidict.html>`__

.. [#fn-changelog] `<CHANGELOG.rst>`__ | `<https://bidict.readthedocs.io/changelog.html>`__

.. [#fn-intro] `<docs/intro.rst>`__ | `<https://bidict.readthedocs.io/intro.html>`__


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Next: :doc:`intro` [#fn-intro]_