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+Add some new helpers to `plover_build_utils.testing`:
+- `dictionary_test`: torture tests for dictionary implementations.
+- `make_dict`: create a temporary dictionary.
+- `parametrize`: parametrize helper for tracking test data source line numbers.
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+Fix 2 corner cases when handling dictionaries:
+- If the class implementation is marked as read-only, then loading from a writable file should still result in a read-only dictionary.
+- Don't allow `clear` on a read-only dictionary.