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Author r.david.murray
Recipients SilentGhost, ezio.melotti, mrabarnett, r.david.murray, rpampana
Date 2016-09-28.14:25:41
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Yes, you are unpacking into a list, that's what the * syntax does in this context.  Since the rhs can be a mix of types, there's really no other reasonable meaning for the syntax.  (The same is true for tuples, by the way).
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