>> http://hg.python.org/cpython/rev/87ecfd5cd5d1 >> changeset: 73541:87ecfd5cd5d1 >> branch: 2.7 >> parent: 73529:c3b063c82ae5 >> user: Eli Bendersky<eliben at gmail.com> >> date: Mon Nov 14 01:02:20 2011 +0200 >> summary: >> Normalize the keyword arguments documentation notation in re.rst. Closes >> issue #12875 > >> -.. function:: compile(pattern[, flags=0]) >> +.. function:: compile(pattern, flags=0) > > ... > > This issue and the patch are about parameters with *default* arguments, > which makes a corresponding argument in a call *optional*. For Python > functions, both required and optional arguments can be passed by position > (unless disabled) or keyword. Which is to say, for Python functions, any > argument can be a keyword argument. I suspect I am not the only person > somewhat confused when people use 'keyword' to mean 'optional' or 'default'. > You're right, Terry. Sorry for the confusing commit message. By the way, I think you may be interested in the related http://bugs.python.org/issue13386 Eli
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