variable argument unpacking

[Veek M]

Peter Otten wrote:

> Mehrzad Irani wrote:
> 
>> Hi All,
>> 
>> Consider the situation
>> [cti at iranim-rhel python_cti]$ cat a.py
>> def a(a = 1, b = 2, c = 3, *d, **e):
>>         print(a, b, c)
>>         print(d)
>>         print(e)
>> 
>> r = {'e': 7, 'f': 8, 'g': 9}
>> 
>> 
>> a(**r)
>> a(3, **r)
>> 
>> r1 = (4,5,6)
>> 
>> a(3,2,1,*r1, **r)
>> a(*r1, **r)
>> 
>> r1 = (4,5,6,7)
>> a(*r1, **r)
>> 
>> [cti at iranim-rhel python_cti]$
>> 
>> The output for this program is as follows:
>> [cti at iranim-rhel python_cti]$ python a.py
>> (1, 2, 3)
>> ()
>> {'e': 7, 'g': 9, 'f': 8}
>> ------------------
>> (3, 2, 3)
>> ()
>> {'e': 7, 'g': 9, 'f': 8}
>> ------------------
>> (3, 2, 1)
>> (4, 5, 6)
>> {'e': 7, 'g': 9, 'f': 8}
>> ------------------
>> (4, 5, 6)
>> ()
>> {'e': 7, 'g': 9, 'f': 8}
>> ------------------
>> (4, 5, 6)
>> (7,)
>> {'e': 7, 'g': 9, 'f': 8}
>> 
>> This program shows, that for d to get assigned, I would need to first
>> assign a, b, c even though their default parameters have been set.
>> 
>> Also, if I would like to unpack a, b, c using e; I would get a
>> multiple assignment TypeError.
>> 
>> Therefore, my question is - is there a way to assign d, without going
>> through the assignments of a, b, c again, since they have already
>> been assigned defaults? (I think I am missing something simple here)
>> 
>> Thanks in advance.
> 
> Python 3 allows
> 
> $ cat b.py
> def a(*d, a=1, b=2, c=3, **e):
>         print(a, b, c)
>         print(d)
>         print(e)
> 
> r = {'e': 7, 'f': 8, 'g': 9}
> 
> 
> a(**r)
> a(3, **r)
> 
> r1 = (4,5,6)
> 
> a(3,2,1,*r1, **r)
> a(*r1, **r)
> 
> r1 = (4,5,6,7)
> a(*r1, **r)
> $ python3 b.py
> 1 2 3
> ()
> {'e': 7, 'f': 8, 'g': 9}
> 1 2 3
> (3,)
> {'e': 7, 'f': 8, 'g': 9}
> 1 2 3
> (3, 2, 1, 4, 5, 6)
> {'e': 7, 'f': 8, 'g': 9}
> 1 2 3
> (4, 5, 6)
> {'e': 7, 'f': 8, 'g': 9}
> 1 2 3
> (4, 5, 6, 7)
> {'e': 7, 'f': 8, 'g': 9}
> 
> Perhaps that is more to your liking? I find the output as unreadable
> as of your a.py, so I won't bother to check...

import inspect, linecache

def a(a = 1, b = 2, c = 3, l = 0, *d, **e):
        lineno = inspect.currentframe().f_back.f_lineno
        print 'line', lineno, linecache.getline(__file__, lineno),\
            linecache.getline(__file__, lineno-1)
        print(a, b, c)
        print(d)
        print(e)
        print '----------------'

r = {'e': 7, 'f': 8, 'g': 9}
a(**r)

a(3, **r)

r1 = (4,5,6)
a(3,2,1,*r1, **r)
a(*r1, **r)

r1 = (4,5,6,7)
a(*r1, **r)

(thanks to erica on freenode who linked me to: 
http://code.activestate.com/recipes/145297-grabbing-the-current-line-number-easily/)