What the Hash

Diving into the Unshashable Type error

A common issue all Python developers face at some point (or in reality, many times) is a TypeError with the magic words unhashable type. We can all agree that it does not sound good and can get close to scary without the proper context.

Python is a language heavily built on top of dictionaries. For example, that is how namespaces or classes store their functions and attributes. Understanding how dictionaries work beyond Python’s …

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