[kilink]

The parent was talking about namedtuple.

    >>> collections.namedtuple("test", "$")
    Traceback (most recent call last):
    ...
    ValueError: Type names and field names can only contain alphanumeric characters and underscores: '$'

[hobarrera]

That's because attribute names can't be called "$", so `sometuple.$` would be a syntax violation.

[EmanueleAina]

I guess everyone is aware of that, thanks,

The parent comments were discussing why choosing dicts over namedtuples for db-originated columns, and the fact that field names are restricted on namedtuples but not on dicts is a very compelling point.

Making examples usind dicts and explaining why namedtuples have restrictions is completely missing the point.