miloir

def split_dict_equally(input_dict, chunks=2):
    "Splits dict by keys. Returns a list of dictionaries."
    # prep with empty dicts
    return_list = [dict() for idx in xrange(chunks)]
    idx = 0
    for k,v in input_dict.iteritems():
        return_list[idx][k] = v
        if idx < chunks-1:  # indexes start at 0
            idx += 1
        else:

miloir

class MyDict(dict):
    def __init__(self, *args, **kwargs):
        dict.__init__(self, *args, **kwargs)
    def get(self, key, default=None):
        print "getting key: %s" % key
        return super(MyDict, self).get(key, default=default)