call f(a, *b) with f(*a, **b) ?

[inhahe]

"
I wish this worked:
>>> def main(a,b,*argv): pass
>>> options['argv'] = argv
>>> main(**options)
TypeError: main() got an unexpected keyword argument 'argv'
"
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I was thinking about that exact same thing actually.  Except that I was 
thinking you might want it like this, otherwise it could be ambiguous:

>>> def main(a,b,*argv): pass
>>> options['*argv'] = argv
>>> main(**options)

Weird I know, to put the * operator inside the string.  I suppose the 
necessity of doing that just shows why it wasn't implemented in the first 
place.  But still, it would be neat...

Also, of course, you could then do
main(*argv=[2,3])

or rather

main(*argv=[3,4],a=1,b=2) #in random order