remove positional arg support from interact

IPython/html/widgets/interaction.py

@@ -115,68 +115,50 b' def _widget_from_abbrev(abbrev):'
         raise ValueError("%r cannot be transformed to a Widget" % abbrev)
     return widget
 
-def _yield_abbreviations_for_parameter(param, args, kwargs):
+def _yield_abbreviations_for_parameter(param, kwargs):
     """Get an abbreviation for a function parameter."""
-    # print(param, args, kwargs)
     name = param.name
     kind = param.kind
     ann = param.annotation
     default = param.default
     empty = Parameter.empty
-    if kind == Parameter.POSITIONAL_ONLY:
-        if args:
-            yield name, args.pop(0), False
-        elif ann is not empty:
-            yield name, ann, False
-        else:
-            yield None, None, None
-    elif kind == Parameter.POSITIONAL_OR_KEYWORD:
+    not_found = (None, None)
+    if kind == Parameter.POSITIONAL_OR_KEYWORD:
         if name in kwargs:
-            yield name, kwargs.pop(name), True
-        elif args:
-            yield name, args.pop(0), False
+            yield name, kwargs.pop(name)
         elif ann is not empty:
             if default is empty:
-                yield name, ann, False
+                yield name, ann
             else:
-                yield name, ann, True
+                yield name, ann
         elif default is not empty:
-            yield name, default, True
+            yield name, default
         else:
-            yield None, None, None
-    elif kind == Parameter.VAR_POSITIONAL:
-        # In this case name=args or something and we don't actually know the names.
-        for item in args[::]:
-            args.pop(0)
-            yield '', item, False
+            yield not_found
     elif kind == Parameter.KEYWORD_ONLY:
         if name in kwargs:
-            yield name, kwargs.pop(name), True
+            yield name, kwargs.pop(name)
         elif ann is not empty:
-            yield name, ann, True
+            yield name, ann
         elif default is not empty:
-            yield name, default, True
+            yield name, default
         else:
-            yield None, None, None
+            yield not_found
     elif kind == Parameter.VAR_KEYWORD:
         # In this case name=kwargs and we yield the items in kwargs with their keys.
         for k, v in kwargs.copy().items():
             kwargs.pop(k)
-            yield k, v, True
+            yield k, v
 
-def _find_abbreviations(f, args, kwargs):
-    """Find the abbreviations for a function and args/kwargs passed to interact."""
-    new_args = []
+def _find_abbreviations(f, kwargs):
+    """Find the abbreviations for a function and kwargs passed to interact."""
     new_kwargs = []
     for param in signature(f).parameters.values():
-        for name, value, kw in _yield_abbreviations_for_parameter(param, args, kwargs):
+        for name, value in _yield_abbreviations_for_parameter(param, kwargs):
             if value is None:
                 raise ValueError('cannot find widget or abbreviation for argument: {!r}'.format(name))
-            if kw:
-                new_kwargs.append((name, value))
-            else:
-                new_args.append((name, value))
-    return new_args, new_kwargs
+            new_kwargs.append((name, value))
+    return new_kwargs
 
 def _widgets_from_abbreviations(seq):
     """Given a sequence of (name, abbrev) tuples, return a sequence of Widgets."""
@@ -187,41 +169,35 b' def _widgets_from_abbreviations(seq):'
         result.append(widget)
     return result
 
-def interactive(f, *args, **kwargs):
+def interactive(__interact_f, **kwargs):
     """Build a group of widgets to interact with a function."""
+    f = __interact_f
     co = kwargs.pop('clear_output', True)
-    args_widgets = []
     kwargs_widgets = []
     container = ContainerWidget()
     container.result = None
     container.args = []
     container.kwargs = dict()
-    # We need this to be a list as we iteratively pop elements off it
-    args = list(args)
     kwargs = kwargs.copy()
 
-    new_args, new_kwargs = _find_abbreviations(f, args, kwargs)
+    new_kwargs = _find_abbreviations(f, kwargs)
     # Before we proceed, let's make sure that the user has passed a set of args+kwargs
     # that will lead to a valid call of the function. This protects against unspecified
     # and doubly-specified arguments.
-    getcallargs(f, *[v for n,v in new_args], **{n:v for n,v in new_kwargs})
+    getcallargs(f, **{n:v for n,v in new_kwargs})
     # Now build the widgets from the abbreviations.
-    args_widgets.extend(_widgets_from_abbreviations(new_args))
     kwargs_widgets.extend(_widgets_from_abbreviations(new_kwargs))
     kwargs_widgets.extend(_widgets_from_abbreviations(sorted(kwargs.items(), key = lambda x: x[0])))
 
     # This has to be done as an assignment, not using container.children.append,
     # so that traitlets notices the update. We skip any objects (such as const) that
     # are not DOMWidgets.
-    c = [w for w in args_widgets+kwargs_widgets if isinstance(w, DOMWidget)]
+    c = [w for w in kwargs_widgets if isinstance(w, DOMWidget)]
     container.children = c
 
     # Build the callback
     def call_f(name, old, new):
         container.args = []
-        for widget in args_widgets:
-            value = widget.value
-            container.args.append(value)
         for widget in kwargs_widgets:
             value = widget.value
             container.kwargs[widget.description] = value
@@ -230,8 +206,6 b' def interactive(f, *args, **kwargs):'
         container.result = f(*container.args, **container.kwargs)
 
     # Wire up the widgets
-    for widget in args_widgets:
-        widget.on_trait_change(call_f, 'value')
     for widget in kwargs_widgets:
         widget.on_trait_change(call_f, 'value')
 
@@ -239,25 +213,28 b' def interactive(f, *args, **kwargs):'
 
     return container
 
-def interact(*args, **kwargs):
-    """Interact with a function using widgets."""
-    if args and callable(args[0]):
+def interact(__interact_f=None, **kwargs):
+    """interact(f, **kwargs)
+    
+    Interact with a function using widgets."""
+    # positional arg support in: https://gist.github.com/8851331
+    if __interact_f is not None:
         # This branch handles the cases:
-        # 1. interact(f, *args, **kwargs)
+        # 1. interact(f, **kwargs)
         # 2. @interact
         #    def f(*args, **kwargs):
         #        ...
-        f = args[0]
-        w = interactive(f, *args[1:], **kwargs)
+        f = __interact_f
+        w = interactive(f, **kwargs)
         f.widget = w
         display(w)
     else:
         # This branch handles the case:
-        # @interact(10, 20, a=30, b=40)
+        # @interact(a=30, b=40)
         # def f(*args, **kwargs):
         #     ...
         def dec(f):
-            w = interactive(f, *args, **kwargs)
+            w = interactive(f, **kwargs)
             f.widget = w
             display(w)
             return f