Is there a Python equivalent to Ruby symbols?

Is there a Python equivalent to Ruby symbols?

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ruby using the "&:methodname" shortcut from array.map(&:methodname) for hash key strings rather than methodname

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Dictionary API or Library [closed]

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What's the Ruby equivalent of Python's defaultdict?

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Ruby hash equivalent to Python dict setdefault

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Using Dictionary.app’s thesaurus function programmatically on OSX (preferably via Ruby)

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