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Subject: Re: Pythonification of the asterisk-based collection packing/unpacking syntax
Date: Wed, 21 Dec 2011 10:48:36 -0500
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Clarification: where can packing/unpacking syntax be used?

It would be great if it were valid essentially anywhere (not limited to 
parameter passing).

What about constructs like:

a, @tuple tail, b = sequence?