From: Yukihiro Matsumoto Date: 2005-10-21T23:58:54+09:00 Subject: Re: A comparison by example of keyword argument styles Hi, In message "Re: A comparison by example of keyword argument styles" on Fri, 21 Oct 2005 18:46:59 +0900, Daniel Schierbeck writes: |1) *Method definition* | I think named arguments should have the same | syntax as positional ones, just with a colon | in front of it. | | def foo(a, b, :c, :d = "bar") Why with a colon in front of it instead of right after it? |2) *Method calling* | I think matz' style is preferable in many cases, | but i still think the :key = value syntax should | be there. Why should be? matz.