[Python-ideas] keyword arguments everywhere (stdlib) - issue8706

[Ethan Furman]

Yury Selivanov wrote:
> On 2012-03-02, at 5:46 PM, Guido van Rossum wrote:
>> Alternative proposal: how about using '/' ? It's kind of the opposite
>> of '*' which means "keyword argument", and '/' is not a new character.
> 
> How about ';'?  Is it possible to re-use it in this context?
> 
> def (a; b, *, c)
> def (; b)

Hmm -- not sure that is obvious enough.  Also, your second example 
doesn't need the semi-colon at all.

~Ethan~