[ python-Bugs-1261659 ] Tutorial doesn't cover * and ** function calls

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Bugs item #1261659, was opened at 2005-08-17 07:10
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Category: Documentation
Group: None
>Status: Closed
>Resolution: Accepted
Priority: 6
Submitted By: Brett Cannon (bcannon)
Assigned to: Raymond Hettinger (rhettinger)
Summary: Tutorial doesn't cover * and ** function calls

Initial Comment:
While the tutorial, in the section discussing function
definitions, covers * and ** arguments, there is no
aparent coverage of using them in a function call
(e.g., ``open(*["file", "r"])``).

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>Comment By: Reinhold Birkenfeld (birkenfeld)
Date: 2005-11-22 20:51

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Committed patch by pterk.

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Comment By: Peter van Kampen (pterk)
Date: 2005-10-17 13:07

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I believe f(*seq) is covered in section 4.7.4 of the
tutorial?
(http://docs.python.org/tut/node6.html#SECTION006740000000000000000)

I've commited a patch to also include an example for
f(**dict). See:
 http://sourceforge.net/tracker/index.php?func=detail&aid=1328566&group_id=5470&atid=305470

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Comment By: Raymond Hettinger (rhettinger)
Date: 2005-08-26 10:51

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That should be fixed.
Do you have a patch?

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