[Python-ideas] Fwd: unpacking generalisations for list comprehension

[Steven D'Aprano]

On Wed, Oct 12, 2016 at 04:11:55PM +0000, אלעזר wrote:

> Steve, you only need to allow multiple arguments to append(), then it makes
> perfect sense.

I think you're missing a step. What will multiple arguments given to 
append do? There are two obvious possibilities:

- collect all the arguments into a tuple, and append the tuple;

- duplicate the functionality of list.extend


neither of which appeals to me.


-- 
Steve