On 2010-04-03, kj <no.em...@please.post> wrote: > In <hp8h73$k1...@reader1.panix.com> kj <no.em...@please.post> writes: > >>Suppose I have a function with the following signature: > >>def spam(x, y, z): >> # etc. > >>Is there a way to refer, within the function, to all its arguments >>as a single list? (I.e. I'm looking for Python's equivalent of >>Perl's @_ variable.) > >>I'm aware of locals(), but I want to preserve the order in which >>the arguments appear in the signature. > >>My immediate aim is to set up a simple class that will allow me to >>iterate over the arguments passed to the constructor (plus letS me > ^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>refer to these individual arguments by their names using an > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ >>instance.attribute syntax, as usual). > ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ > > The underlined portion explains why __init__(self, *args) fails to > fit the bill.
then add the line below: x,y,z = *args -- Grant -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
