[Python-Dev] Rationale for different signatures of tuple.__new__ and namedtuple.__new__

[Terry Reedy]

Later today you posted "Differences creating tuples and 
collections.namedtuples" on python-list.
http://thread.gmane.org/gmane.comp.python.general/726849

That *is* the proper place to make observations about current Python and 
ask questions about why it is the way it is and how to work around 
features that get in your way. So I will answer there, if I think more 
needs to be said, after reading the multiple current responses. Anyone 
else should do the same.

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Terry Jan Reedy