[Python-Dev] repeated keyword arguments

[tomer filiba]

the following code works on python 2.5:

>>> def f(**kwargs):
...     print kwargs
...
>>> f(a=5,b=7,a=8)
{'a': 8, 'b': 7}
>>>

but fails on python2.4, saying that "a" is given twice.
is this a bug or a feature?


-tomer
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