PEP 736: Shorthand syntax for keyword arguments at invocation

[Rosuav (Chris Angelico)]

@pf_moore

I have to say I’m becoming confused as to the point of all this. Are you trying to suggest that all of those calls that pass all 5+ arguments positionally are going to be improved by using keyword arguments? How could you possibly make a broad generalisation like that?

No, I’m not, but I’m trying to get an idea of the extent to which keyword arguments are currently being used, in response to an earlier claim that keyword arguments don’t need any encouragement since they’re already perfectly well encouraged. Welcome to long threads and long tangents.