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Subject: Re: how to parse sys.argv as dynamic parameters to another function?
Date: Fri, 30 Jan 2015 14:05:11 -0500
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On 1/30/15 11:28 AM, Ian Kelly wrote:
> On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 9:09 AM, Robert Chen <robertchen117@gmail.com> wrote:
>> how to parse sys.argv as dynamic parameters to another function?
>>
>>
>> fun(sys.argv)
>>
>> in perl, this is very easy. please help.
>
> Do you mean that you want each item of sys.argv to be passed as a
> separate parameter to the function? If so, then:
>
> fun(*sys.argv)
>

Robert, this will work, but keep in mind that sys.argv is a list of 
strings, always.  If your function is expecting integers, you will have 
to do an explicit conversion somewhere.

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Ned Batchelder, http://nedbatchelder.com