[Python-3000] Cleaning up argument list parsing (was Re: More wishful thinking)

[Guido van Rossum]

> >> On 4/15/06, Talin <talin <at> acm.org> wrote:
> >>> 1) I don't know if this is already on the table, but I sure would like
> >>> to be able to have more options as far as mixing positional and
> >>> keyword arguments.

> > Guido van Rossum <guido <at> python.org> writes:
> >> I agree. Please produce a patch that implements what you want.

On 4/17/06, Nick Coghlan <ncoghlan at gmail.com> wrote:
> A question for Guido: Is this flexibility for argument passing only, or does
> it apply to parameter declarations as well?

[Nick, could you trim your posts a bit? I'm on a trip with very short
intervals of net access, and long posts tend to be put in the "later"
bin forever.]

I think that's a reasonable idea. I didn't read the rest of your mail yet.

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