[Python-Dev] Very Strange Argument Handling Behavior

[Stefan Behnel]

Guido van Rossum, 16.04.2010 16:33:
> I am fine with
> declaring dict({}, **{1:3}) illegal, since after all it is abuse of
> the ** mechanism.

It's a bit like letting keys like 'not-an-identifier' pass through, though, 
isn't it?

Stefan