Ed Singleton wrote: > Thanks again. > > This does bring up an issue I occaiosionally have with the documentation. > > Presumambly myfunc(**mydict) is a fairly trivial thing, but it is very > hard to find when you don't know what you're looking for. Not sure > what the solution is, but the inability to search for things when you > don't know what they're called is a bit of a stumbling block > sometimes.
Yes. This syntax is actually hard to find in the docs when you *do* know what you are looking for. The best coverage I could find is in the Language Reference which isn't exactly light reading: http://docs.python.org/ref/calls.html It's also mentioned in the docs for apply(), which is an older way to do the same thing: http://www.python.org/doc/2.4.2/lib/non-essential-built-in-funcs.html > > Maybe a page that very briefly summarises the 'unsearchable' with > links to fuller descriptions? Hmm. Sounds a little tricky to put together... Kent _______________________________________________ Tutor maillist - Tutor@python.org http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/tutor