OrderedDict in SimpleObject Column

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The docs include the specs for simple objects here: Anvil Docs | Storing Data in Data Tables
Ordered dicts will be included as normal dictionaries in a simple object column.

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The order of keys in a dictionary returned from a server function is changing mysteriously

Dictionaries are ordered on both the client and the server but it looks like passing the dictionary from client to server does not guarantee order. Since portable_classes you can come up with your own serialization and keep the order. import anvil.server @anvil.server.portable_class class odict(dict): def __serialize__(self, global_data): return list(self.items()) def __deserialize__(self, data, global_data): self.__init__(data) Here’s proof of concept https://anvil.…