Terry Reedy wrote: > I consider the current situation to be a consistency feature. To a first > approximation, Python function calls 'pass' objects by name-binding: > > param_name_list = arg_object_list > > Disabling structure unpacking in this assignment would make the language > slightly more complex.
But it's a rather selective kind of consistency. To be truly consistent in this sense, arbitrary lvalues would have to be allowed in the parameter list. -- Greg Ewing, Computer Science Dept, +--------------------------------------+ University of Canterbury, | A citizen of NewZealandCorp, a | Christchurch, New Zealand | wholly-owned subsidiary of USA Inc. | [EMAIL PROTECTED] +--------------------------------------+ _______________________________________________ Python-Dev mailing list Python-Dev@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com
