[Python-Dev] list splicing (original) (raw)

Fred L. Drake, Jr. fdrake at acm.org
Mon Sep 19 22:47:51 CEST 2005

On Monday 19 September 2005 16:36, Michael Chermside wrote:

I'd just like to point out that this is a FRF (Frequently Requested Feature). I'm not arguing in favor of it, just pointing out that using "star unpacking" in tuple and list literals is an idea that I'm sure I've seen proposed at least a couple of times before.

Indeed, "star unpacking" has been brought up many times; I think it would be really cool myself. (Regardless of whether it's the best use of development effort; that would be up to the contributor.)

I haven't seen "star packing" proposed before, as best as I can recall.
That's what strikes me as different in this discussion.

-Fred

-- Fred L. Drake, Jr.

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