1 files changed, 13 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/Lib/cProfile.py b/Lib/cProfile.py
index f6e423b..9485d3d 100755
--- a/Lib/cProfile.py
+++ b/Lib/cProfile.py
@@ -103,7 +103,19 @@ class Profile(_lsprof.Profiler):
         return self
 
     # This method is more useful to profile a single function call.
-    def runcall(self, func, *args, **kw):
+    def runcall(*args, **kw):
+        if len(args) >= 2:
+            self, func, *args = args
+        elif not args:
+            raise TypeError("descriptor 'runcall' of 'Profile' object "
+                            "needs an argument")
+        elif 'func' in kw:
+            func = kw.pop('func')
+            self, *args = args
+        else:
+            raise TypeError('runcall expected at least 1 positional argument, '
+                            'got %d' % (len(args)-1))
+
         self.enable()
         try:
             return func(*args, **kw)