Raymond Hettinger <raymond.hettin...@gmail.com> added the comment: For many builtins, this would be a total waste, slowing down the calls, and supplying keyword names that would be meaningless or just weird. For example, chr(i=65) is just a waste.
Keyword args should only be added where they would add clarity to something that would otherwise be ambiguous. FWIW, that is the reason that sorted() required a keyword argument. It prevents confusion between key-functions and cmp-functions. ---------- _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue8706> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: http://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com
