changeset:   101071:6535481d610e
user:        Victor Stinner <victor.stinner@gmail.com>
date:        Tue Apr 19 22:54:37 2016 +0200
files:       Misc/NEWS
description:
Optimize func(*tuple) function call

Issue #26802: Optimize function calls only using unpacking like "func(*tuple)"
(no other positional argument, no keyword): avoid copying the tuple.

Patch written by Joe Jevnik.


diff -r cf47006924d4 -r 6535481d610e Misc/NEWS
--- a/Misc/NEWS	Tue Apr 19 22:59:48 2016 +0100
+++ b/Misc/NEWS	Tue Apr 19 22:54:37 2016 +0200
@@ -10,6 +10,10 @@
 Core and Builtins
 -----------------
 
+- Issue #26802: Optimize function calls only using unpacking like
+  ``func(*tuple)`` (no other positional argument, no keyword): avoid copying
+  the tuple. Patch written by Joe Jevnik.
+
 - Issue #26659: Make the builtin slice type support cycle collection.
 
 - Issue #26718: super.__init__ no longer leaks memory if called multiple times.