So we wait until they port their code to 2.6 to break it? regards Steve Guido van Rossum wrote: > Sounds like a regression in 2.5 (and in 2.6, and in 3.0). Probably due > to the switch to the new AST-based compiler. Can you file a bug? I > think we should leave 2.5 alone (too much risk of breaking code) but > fix it in 2.6 and 3.0 if we can. >> --Guido >> On Fri, Jun 27, 2008 at 12:07 PM, tomer filiba <tomerfiliba at gmail.com> wrote: >> the following code works on python 2.5: >>>>>>> def f(**kwargs): >> ... print kwargs >> ... >>>>> f(a=5,b=7,a=8) >> {'a': 8, 'b': 7} >> but fails on python2.4, saying that "a" is given twice. >> is this a bug or a feature? >>>>>> -tomer >>>> _______________________________________________ >> Python-Dev mailing list >> Python-Dev at python.org >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-dev >> Unsubscribe: >> http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-dev/guido%40python.org >>>>>>> -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/