From: Yukihiro Matsumoto Date: 2012-04-30T12:12:33+09:00 Subject: [ruby-core:44766] Re: [ruby-trunk - Feature #6375] Python notation for literal Hash Hi, In message "Re: [ruby-core:44761] [ruby-trunk - Feature #6375] Python notation for literal Hash" on Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:30:30 +0900, "alexeymuranov (Alexey Muranov)" writes: |Matz, currently { 'a': 'b' } does not work in Ruby, do you propose that it be a synonym for { :a => 'b' } in a future version? If not, i do not see your point. For non-identifier symbol, I am positive to add {"a+": "b"} as synonym for {:"a+" => "b"}.