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encukou · Feb 4, 2026 · Sep 10, 2025 · Sep 24, 2025 · Oct 29, 2025 · Oct 29, 2025
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          And also please note that the free-threading CPython does not guarantee
          the thread-safety of iterator operations.
 
+   key
+
+      A value that "names" an entry in a :term:`mapping`,
+      See also :term:`subscript`.
 
    key function
       A key function or collation function is a callable that returns a value
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       See also :term:`borrowed reference`.
 
+   subscript
+
+      The expression in square brackets of a :ref:`subscription <subscriptions>`
+      expression, usually used to select an element of a container.
+      Also called a :term:`key` (when subscipting a :term:`mapping`) or
+      an :term:`index` (when subscipting a :term:`sequence`).
+
    t-string
    t-strings
       String literals prefixed with ``t`` or ``T`` are commonly called