[Python-ideas] New 3.x restriction on number of keyword arguments

[Cesare Di Mauro]

2010/10/26 M.-A. Lemburg <mal at egenix.com>

> Antoine Pitrou wrote:
> > Sure, but in the absence of anyone providing a patch for CPython, it is
> > still a possible resolution.
>
> Cesare already posted a patch based on using EXTENDED_ARG. Should we
> reopen that old ticket or create a new one ?
>
> --
> Marc-Andre Lemburg
>

I can provide another patch that will not use EXTENDED_ARG (no VM changes),
and uses *args and/or **kwargs function calls when there are more than 255
arguments or keyword arguments.

But I need some days.

If needed, I'll post it at most on this week-end.

Cesare
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