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Document how to use varargs in Argument Clinic #1277

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This is related to python/cpython#64490

📚 Documentation preview 📚: https://cpython-devguide--1277.org.readthedocs.build/

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This might be higher up in the list.
Should **kwargs be documented too, possibly together with *args?

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aisk commented Feb 25, 2024

Thanks for the review!

This might be higher up in the list.

Is it ok to move it below How to convert METH_O and METH_NOARGS functions?

Should **kwargs be documented too, possibly together with *args?

According to python/cpython#64490, **kwargs is not supported by Argument Clinic.

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@ezio-melotti You have more experience with this tool than I do. Is this PR ready for merge?

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LGTM. @erlend-aasland?

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development-tools/clinic.rst

To convert a var-positional parameter function,
prepending the parameter name with ``*`` ,
and the parameter should use the ``object`` converter::
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What happens if I use something else? E.g., what if I want to accept an arbitrary number of ints?

Also, what type does the implementation function receive?

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Thank you for the review! I have added a new paragraph to explain more about it.

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