Re: Non-identifiers in dictionary keys for **expression syntax

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From	Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu>
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Subject	Re: Non-identifiers in dictionary keys for **expression syntax
Date	23 May 2013 19:20:44 GMT
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On 2013-05-23, Matthew Gilson <m.gilson1@gmail.com> wrote:
> That's fine, but what is a keyword argument?  According to the glossary 
> (http://docs.python.org/3.3/glossary.html):
>
> /"keyword argument/: an argument preceded by an identifier (e.g. name=) 
> in a function call or passed as a value in a dictionary preceded by **."
>
> As far as I'm concerned, this leads to some ambiguity in
> whether the keys of the mapping need to be valid identifiers or
> not.

I don't see any ambiguity. A keyword argument is an argument
preceded by an identifier according to the definition. Where are
you perceiving wiggle room?

-- 
Neil Cerutti

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Non-identifiers in dictionary keys for **expression syntax Matthew Gilson <m.gilson1@gmail.com> - 2013-05-23 14:52 -0400
  Re: Non-identifiers in dictionary keys for **expression syntax Neil Cerutti <neilc@norwich.edu> - 2013-05-23 19:20 +0000
    Re: Non-identifiers in dictionary keys for **expression syntax Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2013-05-23 12:37 -0700
    Re: Non-identifiers in dictionary keys for **expression syntax Matthew Gilson <m.gilson1@gmail.com> - 2013-05-23 16:49 -0400

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