merged branch fabpot/named-args (PR #1072)

merged branch fabpot/named-args (PR #1072)

This PR was merged into the master branch.

Discussion
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enforced usage of named arguments after positional ones

When we introduced named arguments, the behavior for when both positional and named arguments were used in a call was not clearly defined.

This PR addresses this issue by following Python rules:

 * No positional argument after named ones
 * No possibility to define an argument with both a positional argument and a named one

This introduces a BC break if people were using positional arguments after named ones, but I would argue that this is never a good idea anyway.

This is an alternative to #995

Commits
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135b618 enforced usage of named arguments after positional ones