expanding a list and dict to a *args and **dict

[Dan Parisien]

Is it possible to 'expand' a list or dictionary into its components to call 
a function expecting many parameters?

I want to be able to call a function without accessing each individual 
element manually (list[0], list[1], list[2])

I'm sending random parameters over a network (*args and **dict). When I 
unpickle them on the other side, I get a python list and dictionary. I then 
call an arbitrary function (actually a reference to a function that was 
bound at runtime a la 
self.randomfunction = obj.specificfunction
)

That function is not expecting a list and a dictionary, instead it is 
expecting specific parameters(that i don't know at runtime) and I want to 
take the list and turn it into a bunch of parameters like list[0], list[1], 
list[2] (but as stated above, I can't do that)

Ha. I hope someone understood me :)

Dan