using OrderedDict to store parameters in order of appearance

extra/odict/__init__.py

@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# The BSD License
+#
+# Copyright 2003-2008 Nicola Larosa, Michael Foord
+#
+# Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy
+# of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal
+# in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights
+# to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell
+# copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is
+# furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:
+#
+# The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in
+# all copies or substantial portions of the Software.
+#
+# THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR
+# IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY,
+# FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE
+# AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER
+# LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM,
+# OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN
+# THE SOFTWARE.
+#
+
+pass

lib/core/common.py

@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ from xml.dom import minidom
 from xml.sax import parse
 
 from extra.cloak.cloak import decloak
+from extra.odict.odict import OrderedDict
 from lib.contrib import magic
 from lib.core.data import conf
 from lib.core.data import dbmsDict
@@ -420,7 +421,7 @@ def paramToDict(place, parameters=None):
     @rtype: C{str}
     """
 
-    testableParameters = {}
+    testableParameters = OrderedDict()
 
     if conf.parameters.has_key(place) and not parameters:
         parameters = conf.parameters[place]