From: Benjamin Peterson <benjamin@python.org>
Date: Tue, 9 Jun 2009 17:29:51 +0000 (+0000)
Subject: explain why keyword names are not just NAME
X-Git-Tag: v2.7a1~996
X-Git-Url: https://granicus.if.org/sourcecode?a=commitdiff_plain;h=654924626eaee2fadb674ed9c4d4004195dbadea;p=python

explain why keyword names are not just NAME
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diff --git a/Grammar/Grammar b/Grammar/Grammar
index 266ba41b81..38a1408df4 100644
--- a/Grammar/Grammar
+++ b/Grammar/Grammar
@@ -133,7 +133,9 @@ classdef: 'class' NAME ['(' [testlist] ')'] ':' suite
 arglist: (argument ',')* (argument [',']
                          |'*' test (',' argument)* [',' '**' test] 
                          |'**' test)
-argument: test [gen_for] | test '=' test  # Really [keyword '='] test
+# The reason that keywords are test nodes instead of NAME is that using NAME
+# results in an amiguity. ast.c makes sure it's a NAME.
+argument: test [gen_for] | test '=' test
 
 list_iter: list_for | list_if
 list_for: 'for' exprlist 'in' testlist_safe [list_iter]