convert list of tuples into several lists

[Nick Coghlan]

Peter Hansen wrote:
> Is there some unexpected limit to the number of arguments that may be
> passed with the *args format (say, "256 function arguments maximum are
> supported by Python"), or is this concern just because of the raw
> memory inherently used by the tuple?
> 
> In other words, if one is confident that one can whip tuples of the
> required size around without using up available memory, would there
> still be such a concern about the *args "abuse"?

I'm not aware of any arbitrary limits in that code, since it does pass real 
tuple objects around. Then again, it's not an area of the code I'm particularly 
familiar with. . .

However, if there was a limit other than the amount of available memory though, 
I expect Guido would have said so explicitly. As it is, the concern seems to be 
that there is a potentially large copy operation triggered by an innocent 
looking function call.

Cheers,
Nick.

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