Verbose and flexible args and kwargs syntax

[Eelco]

On 13 dec, 11:15, Arnaud Delobelle <arno... at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 13 December 2011 09:50, Eelco <hoogendoorn.ee... at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> To answer that question: for the same reasons. The conversion is
> >> wasteful; allowing python to do the right thing based on a
> >> typeconstraint is not. Plus, it is less code, and more readable code;
> >> the only rule you have to learn is quite general, which is that :: is
> >> a type constraint annotation; no need to remember specifics, like
> >> 'unpacking always returns lists for some arbitrary reason'.
>
> > Oh my bad; actually, that should be:
>
> > 'collecting the remainder of an unpacked iterable using * will always
> > yield a list. That is, unless the construct appears inside a function
> > definition; then somehow a tuple is always the right choice'
>
> When you quote somebody (even yourself), it would be helpful if you
> attributed your quote.
>
> --
> Arnaud

Ah yes; im more used to proper forums, still getting used to these
mailing-list things. But point taken.