Jonathan Fine wrote: > Hi > > We can call a function fn using > val = fn(*args, **kwargs) > > I'm looking for a good name for the pair (args, kwargs). Any suggestions? > > Here's my use case: > def doit(fn , wibble, expect): > args, kwargs = wibble > actual = fn(*args, **kwargs) > if actual != expect: > # Something has gone wrong. > pass > > This is part of a test runner. > > For now I'll use argpair, but if anyone has a better idea, I'll use it. > Not being able to find any existing names I called *args the sequence-parameter and **kwarg the dict-parameter.
For your use, though, you might choose something like the "generic parameter pair). regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 PyCon is coming! Atlanta, Feb 2010 http://us.pycon.org/ Holden Web LLC http://www.holdenweb.com/ UPCOMING EVENTS: http://holdenweb.eventbrite.com/ -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list