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proper name for python * operator?

What is the correct name for operator *, as in function(*args)? unpack, unzip, something else?

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What does a double * (splat) operator do

Have you seen a function declared like this? def foo a, **b ... end I understand that a single * is the …

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What does the (unary) * operator do in this Ruby code?

Given the Ruby code line = "first_name=mickey;last_name=mouse;country=usa" record = Hash[*line.split(/=|;/)] I understand everything …

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What does the * (star) mean in Ruby?

Possible Duplicate: What is the * operator doing to this string in Ruby Probably there is answer for that elsewhere, but …

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Hash Destructuring

You can destructure an array by using the splat operator. def foo(arg1, arg2, arg3) #...Do Stuff... end array = ['arg2…

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What does the * (asterisk) symbol do near a function argument and how to use that in others scenarios?

I am using Ruby on Rails 3 and I would like to know what means the presence of a * operator near …

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Can scala splat be used for anything that isn't a varargs?

given e.g: scala> def pipes(strings:String*) = strings.toList.mkString("|") which I can call normally: scala> pipes("…

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