how to break tuple to separate variables

[Peter Abel]

Stano Paska <Stanislav.Paska at kios.sk> wrote in message news:<mailman.572.1081846104.20120.python-list at python.org>...
> Hi.
> 
> I need pass variables to function like tuple, but function accepts 
> separate variables.
> 
> Is there some elegant solution?
> 
> My example:
> 
> # -------------------------------
> import datetime
> 
> def date2tuple(aaa):
>      try:
>          y = int(aaa[:4])
>          m = int(aaa[5:7])
>          d = int(aaa[8:10])
>      except:
>          y = m = d = 0
>      return (y, m, d)
> 
> # i need some like this
> bbb = datetime.date(date2tuple('2004-11-03'))
> 
> # but date requires
> bbb = datetime.date(2004, 11, 03)
> 
> # -------------------------------
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Stano Paska

Sorry, I didn't read your post seriously enough.
>> map(int,'2004-11-03'.split('-'))
[2004, 11, 3]

bbb = datetime.date(*map(int,'2004-11-03'.split('-')))
as Paul Rubin pointed out.

Regards
Peter