Logging messages with dictionary args in Python 2.4b1 leads to exception

[Steve Holden]

Bengt Richter wrote:

> On Fri, 22 Oct 2004 07:52:31 -0400, Steve Holden <steve at holdenweb.com> wrote:
> 
> 
>>Vinay Sajip wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Steve Holden <steve at holdenweb.com> wrote in message news:<ROXdd.8976$SW3.2862 at fed1read01>...
>>>
>>>
>>>>But how much simpler
>>>>
>>>>logging.want("%(string)s and the %(number)d dwarves",
>>>>                string="Snow White", number=7)
[...]
> 
> 
> Jumping into unknown wider context here, but (as you know, I'm sure)
> as of recent versions you can easily pass a dict arg using keywords:
> 
>  >>> def foo(*args,**kw): print args, kw
>  ...
>  >>> foo('here:', dict(string="Snow White", number=7),'<-is a dict', this='is a kwarg')
>  ('here:', {'number': 7, 'string': 'Snow White'}, '<-is a dict') {'this': 'is a kwarg'}
>  ^__args tuple_________________________________________________^ ^___kw arg___________^
> 
> Less confusing perhaps, the dict arg isolated:
> 
>   >>> dict(string="Snow White", number=7)
>   {'number': 7, 'string': 'Snow White'}
> 
> Regards,
> Bengt Richter

That strikes me as an acceptable compromise.

regards
  Steve
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