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My gut feeling says that if something this basic isn't working there 
is probably something in your setup wrong, or something in the 
way you built Python, or some such. The reasoning behind this is 
that something so essential as parameters being mixed up would 
have shown up earlier.

But: there is also the possibility that you have found a genuine 
bug, and then it is very serious. Unfortunately the bug report as it 
is now doesn't allow for easy duplication. We can try if you can 
provide the following:
- an isolated runnable script that shows the problem
- exact details on your Python version, OS version, any other 
details that may be pertinent
- a recipy for running the script to see the problems.

As Python 2.3 is scheduled for tomorrow there is a bit of a hurry 
here...