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Date: Sun, 18 Dec 2011 04:18:15 +1100
Subject: Re: Pythonification of the asterisk-based collection packing/unpacking syntax
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On Sun, Dec 18, 2011 at 4:14 AM, Roy Smith <roy@panix.com> wrote:
> Import wildcarding?

That's not an operator, any more than it is when used in filename
globbing. The asterisk _character_ has many meanings beyond those of
the operators * and **.

ChrisA