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| author | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2005-11-22 19:50:22 (GMT) |
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| committer | Georg Brandl <georg@python.org> | 2005-11-22 19:50:22 (GMT) |
| commit | b058403576e26b99775ed6e5bed7cdfa8f2c8ddf (patch) | |
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added example for the ** operator in function calls
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diff --git a/Doc/tut/tut.tex b/Doc/tut/tut.tex index ae8fcf6..fcca541 100644 --- a/Doc/tut/tut.tex +++ b/Doc/tut/tut.tex @@ -1632,6 +1632,20 @@ are not available separately, write the function call with the [3, 4, 5] \end{verbatim} +In the same fashion, dictionaries can deliver keyword arguments with the +\code{**}-operator: + +\begin{verbatim} +>>> def parrot(voltage, state='a stiff', action='voom'): +... print "-- This parrot wouldn't", action, +... print "if you put", voltage, "volts through it.", +... print "E's", state, "!" +... +>>> d = {"voltage": "four million", "state": "bleedin' demised", "action": "VOOM"} +>>> parrot(**d) +-- This parrot wouldn't VOOM if you put four million volts through it. E's bleedin' demised ! +\end{verbatim} + \subsection{Lambda Forms \label{lambda}} |