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Dict Unpacking in Python

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118 points _ZeD_ | 1 comments | 08 Jul 25 16:05 UTC | HN request time: 0.231s | source
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nikisweeting ◴[12 Jul 25 04:08 UTC] No.44539220[source]▶
I would donate $500 to the PSF tomorrow if they added this, the lack of it is daily pain
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1. crabbone ◴[12 Jul 25 08:38 UTC] No.44540364[source]▶
Now come on... for code golf? Why on Earth would anyone want extra syntax in a language with already tons of bloat in the syntax that contribute nothing to language's capabilities? It's, in Bill Gates words, like paying to make airplanes heavier...

This package is a funny gimmick, to illustrate, probably, unintended consequences of some of the aspects of Python's parser. Using this for anything other than another joke is harmful...