error[E0596]: cannot borrow data in an index of `HashMap<String, Vec<String>>` as mutable --> $DIR/issue-41726.rs:5:9 | LL | things[src.as_str()].sort(); | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ cannot borrow as mutable | = help: trait `IndexMut` is required to modify indexed content, but it is not implemented for `HashMap<String, Vec<String>>` = help: to modify a `HashMap<String, Vec<String>>`, use `.get_mut()`, `.insert()` or the entry API error: aborting due to 1 previous error For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0596`.