slightly modified version of Greg Ewing's extended call syntax patch
executive summary:
Instead of typing 'apply(f, args, kwargs)' you can type 'f(*arg, **kwargs)'.
Some file-by-file details follow.
Grammar/Grammar:
simplify varargslist, replacing '*' '*' with '**'
add * & ** options to arglist
Include/opcode.h & Lib/dis.py:
define three new opcodes
CALL_FUNCTION_VAR
CALL_FUNCTION_KW
CALL_FUNCTION_VAR_KW
Python/ceval.c:
extend TypeError "keyword parameter redefined" message to include
the name of the offending keyword
reindent CALL_FUNCTION using four spaces
add handling of sequences and dictionaries using extend calls
fix function import_from to use PyErr_Format
diff --git a/Misc/ACKS b/Misc/ACKS
index 3fe3a90..82bd3e5 100644
--- a/Misc/ACKS
+++ b/Misc/ACKS
@@ -87,6 +87,7 @@
Carey Evans
Tim Everett
Paul Everitt
+Greg Ewing
Mark Favas
Niels Ferguson
Sebastian Fernandez