# Add \`OrderedSet\` to stdlib

**URL:** <https://discuss.python.org/t/add-orderedset-to-stdlib/12730>\
**Category:** Ideas\
**Created:** [December 24, 2021, 2:59pm UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/add-orderedset-to-stdlib/12730 "2021-12-24T14:59:00Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 22, 2022, 8:08am UTC](https://discuss.python.org/t/add-orderedset-to-stdlib/12730/5 "2022-10-22T08:08:10Z")

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> [@jagerber](#):
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> But all of these require adding an external dependency to a package for such a small purpose.

Could you please elaborate why this is a bad thing? External dependencies have many benefits, but only one major draw-back that i can think of (increasing the likelihood of a dependency resolution conflict, if the version is restricted).

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