[Python-Dev] PEP 3102: Keyword-only arguments

Mon May 1 15:30:22 CEST 2006

On Sunday 30 April 2006 22:50, Edward Loper wrote:
 > I see two possible reasons:
Another use case, observed in the wild:
 - An library function is written to take an arbitrary number of
 positional arguments using *args syntax. The library is released,
 presumably creating dependencies on the specific signature of the
 function. In a subsequent version of the function, the function is
 determined to need additional information. The only way to add an
 argument is to use a keyword for which there is no positional
 equivalent.
 -Fred
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Fred L. Drake, Jr. <fdrake at acm.org>