I have a list of names and I want to print each element of the list in a different line without a for loop. So, after some research I found this example: print(*names, sep='\n'), witch results in exactly what I want. But what does this * character before the list name means?
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`print(*[1,2,3])` is the same as `print(1,2,3)`. – ForceBru Jul 19 '17 at 18:41
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See [Unpacking Argument Lists](https://docs.python.org/3/tutorial/controlflow.html#unpacking-argument-lists) in the official tutorial. – PM 2Ring Jul 19 '17 at 18:44
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The * is used to unpack argument lists when calling a function. In this case it unpacks your list of names.
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