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Date: Thu, 09 Aug 2012 11:50:42 +0200
From: Jean-Michel Pichavant <jeanmichel@sequans.com>
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Chris Angelico wrote:
> On Thu, Aug 9, 2012 at 7:05 PM, Jean-Michel Pichavant
> <jeanmichel@sequans.com> wrote:
>   
>> bruceg113355@gmail.com wrote:
>>     
>>> I cannot change the function definition.
>>>       
>> or better (imo)
>> testData(z) and make testData handle a list (8 parameters, that's a lot of
>> parameters).
>>     
>
> He can't change the function definition.
>
> ChrisA
>   
my bad

JM