Paul Rubin schrieb: > Steven D'Aprano <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> I think the problem is that Python developers are split between those who >> see tuples as immutable lists, and those who see them as records/structs. > > I think the construction > > def f(*a): ... > > shows that the "immutable list" interpretation is firmly ensconced in > the language.
IIRC, for this use case of tuples there was a practical reason rather than an interpretation one. It is also on the list of potential changes for Python 3000. Georg -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
