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On 12/09/2011 07:13 AM, Ethan Furman wrote:
> Jean-Michel Pichavant wrote:
>> You have to opportunity to not use unpacking anymore :o) There is a
>> recent thread were the dark side of unpacking was exposed. Unpacking
>> is a cool feautre for very small applications but should be avoided
>> whenever possible otherwise.
>
> Which thread was that?

perhaps the one that talks about `a, a.foo = 1, 2` blowing up?