[Python-Dev] PEP 3102: Keyword-only arguments (original) (raw)

"Martin v. Löwis" martin at v.loewis.de
Mon May 1 17:33:33 CEST 2006

Edward Loper wrote:

Martin v. Löwis wrote:

One reason I see is to have keyword-only functions, i.e. with no positional arguments at all:

def makeperson(*, name, age, phone, location): pass But is it necessary to syntactically enforce that the arguments be used as keywords?

This really challenges the whole point of the PEP: keyword-only arguments (at least, it challenges the title of the PEP, although probably not the specified rationale).

I.e., why not just document that the arguments should be used as keyword arguments, and leave it at that.

Because they wouldn't be keyword-only arguments, then.

Regards, Martin

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