Raymond Hettinger added the comment: What you're seeing is a feature of the grammar.
Function allow an optional trailing comma in the argument list: >>> pow(2, 5) 32 >>> pow(2, 5,) 32 So, to create a tuple inside in an argument list, you need the extra layer of parentheses. Sorry, this isn't a real bug. It is just a conflict resolution between use of a comma to separate arguments in a function call and use of a comma to create a tuple. ---------- nosy: +rhettinger resolution: -> not a bug stage: -> resolved status: open -> closed _______________________________________ Python tracker <rep...@bugs.python.org> <http://bugs.python.org/issue30086> _______________________________________ _______________________________________________ Python-bugs-list mailing list Unsubscribe: https://mail.python.org/mailman/options/python-bugs-list/archive%40mail-archive.com