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| Date | Mon, 12 Dec 2011 16:10:00 +0000 |
| Subject | Re: Verbose and flexible args and kwargs syntax |
| From | Arnaud Delobelle <arnodel@gmail.com> |
| To | Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> |
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On 12 December 2011 15:52, Terry Reedy <tjreedy@udel.edu> wrote: > No, *target unpacking (singular) is quite useful in specialized cases. But > it is not specifically head/tail unpacking. > >>>> a,*b,c = 1,2,3,4,5,6 >>>> a,b,c > (1, [2, 3, 4, 5], 6) >>>> *a,b,c = 1,2,3,4,5 >>>> a,b,c > ([1, 2, 3], 4, 5) > >> I personally quite like them, but I would like them to be more general. > > > It already is. The *target can be anywhere in the sequence. > > -- > Terry Jan Reedy You can even have nested sequences! >>> a, (b, *c), *d = 1, "two", 3, 4 -- Arnaud
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Re: Verbose and flexible args and kwargs syntax Arnaud Delobelle <arnodel@gmail.com> - 2011-12-12 16:10 +0000
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