[ Python 常見問題 ] Expanding tuples into arguments

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Question
Is there a way to expand a Python tuple into a function - as actual parameters? For example, here expand() does the magic:

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1. tuple = (1, "foo", "bar")  
2.   
3. def myfun(number, str1, str2):  
4.     return (number * 2, str1 + str2, str2 + str1)  
5.   
6. myfun(expand(tuple)) # (2, "foobar", "barfoo")  

How-To
myfun(*tuple) does exactly what you request. This is actually very simple to do in Python, simply loop over the list and use the splat operator (*) to unpack the tuple as arguments for the function:

>>> tup = (1, 'foo', 'bar')
>>> def myfun(num, str1, str2):
... return (num*2, str1 + str2, str2 + str1)
...
>>> myfun(*tup)
(2, 'foobar', 'barfoo')

Supplement
* [Quick Python] 9. Functions
* The Python Tutorial - More Control Flow Tools - Unpacking Argument Lists

The reverse situation occurs when the arguments are already in a list or tuple but need to be unpacked for a function call requiring separate positional arguments. For instance, the built-in range() function expects separate start and stop arguments. If they are not available separately, write the function call with the *-operator to unpack the arguments out of a list or tuple...