Donn Cave <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> If t is a valid argument tuple for function f, then can t[1:]
> also be a valid argument tuple for function f?
>
> For ordinary functions without special argument handling, no.
> We know that without having to know anything about t, and not
> much about f. This is characteristic of tuple applications.
I'm not sure what you're saying. The current situation is if I say
def f(*args):
print args
f (1,2,3,4,5,6,7)
f receives a 7-element tuple, but if I say
f (8, 9, 10)
f receives a 3-element tuple.
I'm asking whether f should receive a list instead. I think that is
more in keeping with the notion of a tuple being like a structure
datatype. How can there be a structure datatype with an unpredictable
number of members?
It might have come across as a different question-sorry for any
confusion.
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