[ python-Bugs-1531016 ] Comma not allowed at the end of argument list for **argument

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Bugs item #1531016, was opened at 2006-07-29 20:21
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Category: Parser/Compiler
Group: Python 2.4
Status: Open
Resolution: None
>Priority: 2
Submitted By: Roman Suzi (rnd0110)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
>Summary: Comma not allowed at the end of argument list for **argument

Initial Comment:
This tells it all:

>>> str('sdfd', **a,)
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    str('sdfd', **a,)
                   ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

>>> str('sdfd', *a,)
  File "<stdin>", line 1
    str('sdfd', *a,)
                   ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

While the docs tell otherwise:

http://docs.python.org/ref/calls.html

While having arguments after ** doesn't make sense,
comma after ANY kinds of arguments seem to be more
consistent.




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