[Patches] [ python-Patches-1686487 ] Allow any mapping after ** in calls

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Patches item #1686487, was opened at 2007-03-23 03:27
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Category: Core (C code)
Group: Python 2.6
Status: Open
Resolution: None
Priority: 5
Private: No
Submitted By: Alexander Belopolsky (belopolsky)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Allow any mapping after ** in calls

Initial Comment:
Python allows arbitrary sequences after * in calls, but an expression following ** must be a (subclass of) dict.  The attached patch makes Python accept arbitrary mappings after **. 

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>Comment By: Georg Brandl (gbrandl)
Date: 2007-03-23 18:45

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Two flaws:
- what if kwdict is NULL? Shouldn't happen, but the old version raises an
error in this case.
- if PyDict_Update fails, tmpdict is leaked.

Please ask on python-dev whether to include this feature.

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