255 argument limit?

[Michael Yanowitz]

Hello:

It appears that there is a 255 argument limit in Python 2.4.3?

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0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7 ,8,9,10,11,12,1 3,14,15,16,17,1 8,19,20,21
,22,23,24,25,26 ,27,28,29,30,31 ,32,33,34,35,36 ,37,38,39,40,41 ,42,43,44,45,46 ,
47,4
8,49,50,1,1,1,1 ,1,1,1,1,1,60,1 ,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 9,70,1,2,3,4,5, 6,7,8,9,80,1,2, 3
,4,5
,6,7,8,9,90,1,2 ,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, 100,1,2,3,4,5,6 ,7,8,9,110,1,2, 3,4,5,6,7,8,9,1 2
0,1,
2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 ,130,1,2,3,4,5, 6,7,8,9,140,1,2 ,3,4,5,6,7,8,9, 150,1,2,3,4,5,6 ,
7,8,
9,160,1,2,3,4,5 ,6,7,8,9,170,1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 ,180,1,2,3,4,5, 6,7,8,9,190,1,2 ,
3,4,
5,6,7,8,9,200,1 ,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 9,210,1,2,3,4,5 ,6,7,8,9,220,1, 2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 ,
230,
1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 ,9,240,1,2,3,4, 5,6,7,8,9,250,1 ,2,3,4,5,6,7,8, 9)
SyntaxError: more than 255 arguments

Is there a way to increase this limit?
(This is just a made up example, I would not normally do this).

Thanks in advance:
Michael Yanowitz

[yairchu@gmail.com]

Re: 255 argument limit?

>

It appears that there is a 255 argument limit in Python 2.4.3?
>

maybe the argument limit is for the sake of not making functions too
complicated.
if your function takes more than 200 arguments it can probably go to
thedailywtf.com ,
better be strict like i am and even avoid making a 100 arguments
function.

:)