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FAQ says positional arguments aren't a thing #81637

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SoniEx2 mannequin opened this issue Jul 1, 2019 · 7 comments
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FAQ says positional arguments aren't a thing #81637

SoniEx2 mannequin opened this issue Jul 1, 2019 · 7 comments
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SoniEx2 mannequin commented Jul 1, 2019

BPO 37456
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  • bpo-37456: Slash ('/') is now part of syntax #14627
  • [3.8] bpo-37456: Slash ('/') is now part of syntax. (GH-14627) #14628
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    SoniEx2 mannequin commented Jul 1, 2019

    https://docs.python.org/3.8/faq/programming.html#what-does-the-slash-in-the-parameter-list-of-a-function-mean

    "Note that as of this writing this is only documentational and no valid syntax in Python, although there is PEP-570, which proposes a syntax for position-only parameters in Python."

    From what I understand, they are now a thing. Perhaps it's time to take that out?

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    Hi,

    Would you like to do a PR updating it?

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    SoniEx2 mannequin commented Jul 1, 2019

    no thanks, I don't like signing CLAs.

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    I will remove the sentence.

    @terryjreedy terryjreedy added the 3.9 only security fixes label Jul 6, 2019
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    New changeset 6f2a8c0 by Terry Jan Reedy in branch 'master':
    bpo-37456: Slash ('/') is now part of syntax. (GH-14627)
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    New changeset 90631f9 by Terry Jan Reedy (Miss Islington (bot)) in branch '3.8':
    bpo-37456: Slash ('/') is now part of syntax. (GH-14627) (GH-14628)
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    This seems complete, can it be closed?

    @ezio-melotti ezio-melotti transferred this issue from another repository Apr 10, 2022
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