Save a tiny bit of time: self.tk.call takes a tuple argument so it's

not needed to say apply(self.tk.call, t); self.tk.call(t) has the same
effect.  This cuts down tremendously on the number of apply() calls
made.  No measurable effect, but at the very least it saves the lookup
of apply() in the globals!

Lib/lib-tk/Tkinter.py

@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ class Misc:
 	def tk_bisque(self):
 		self.tk.call('tk_bisque')
 	def tk_setPalette(self, *args, **kw):
-		apply(self.tk.call, ('tk_setPalette',)
+		self.tk.call(('tk_setPalette',)
 		      + _flatten(args) + _flatten(kw.items()))
 	def tk_menuBar(self, *args):
 		pass # obsolete since Tk 4.0
@@ -234,16 +234,14 @@ class Misc:
 	def after_cancel(self, id):
 		self.tk.call('after', 'cancel', id)
 	def bell(self, displayof=0):
-		apply(self.tk.call, ('bell',) + self._displayof(displayof))
+		self.tk.call(('bell',) + self._displayof(displayof))
 	# Clipboard handling:
 	def clipboard_clear(self, **kw):
 		if not kw.has_key('displayof'): kw['displayof'] = self._w
-		apply(self.tk.call,
-		      ('clipboard', 'clear') + self._options(kw))
+		self.tk.call(('clipboard', 'clear') + self._options(kw))
 	def clipboard_append(self, string, **kw):
 		if not kw.has_key('displayof'): kw['displayof'] = self._w
-		apply(self.tk.call,
-		      ('clipboard', 'append') + self._options(kw)
+		self.tk.call(('clipboard', 'append') + self._options(kw)
 		      + ('--', string))
 	# XXX grab current w/o window argument
 	def grab_current(self):
@@ -272,29 +270,26 @@ class Misc:
 		self.tk.call('option', 'readfile', fileName, priority)
 	def selection_clear(self, **kw):
 		if not kw.has_key('displayof'): kw['displayof'] = self._w
-		apply(self.tk.call, ('selection', 'clear') + self._options(kw))
+		self.tk.call(('selection', 'clear') + self._options(kw))
 	def selection_get(self, **kw):
 		if not kw.has_key('displayof'): kw['displayof'] = self._w
-		return apply(self.tk.call,
-			     ('selection', 'get') + self._options(kw))
+		return self.tk.call(('selection', 'get') + self._options(kw))
 	def selection_handle(self, command, **kw):
 		name = self._register(command)
-		apply(self.tk.call,
-		      ('selection', 'handle') + self._options(kw)
+		self.tk.call(('selection', 'handle') + self._options(kw)
 		      + (self._w, name))
 	def selection_own(self, **kw):
 		"Become owner of X selection."
-		apply(self.tk.call,
-		      ('selection', 'own') + self._options(kw) + (self._w,))
+		self.tk.call(('selection', 'own') +
+			     self._options(kw) + (self._w,))
 	def selection_own_get(self, **kw):
 		"Find owner of X selection."
 		if not kw.has_key('displayof'): kw['displayof'] = self._w
-		name = apply(self.tk.call,
-			     ('selection', 'own') + self._options(kw))
+		name = self.tk.call(('selection', 'own') + self._options(kw))
 		if not name: return None
 		return self._nametowidget(name)
 	def send(self, interp, cmd, *args):
-		return apply(self.tk.call, ('send', interp, cmd) + args)
+		return self.tk.call(('send', interp, cmd) + args)
 	def lower(self, belowThis=None):
 		self.tk.call('lower', self._w, belowThis)
 	def tkraise(self, aboveThis=None):
@@ -304,11 +299,11 @@ class Misc:
 		return self.tk.call('tk', 'colormodel', self._w, value)
 	def winfo_atom(self, name, displayof=0):
 		args = ('winfo', 'atom') + self._displayof(displayof) + (name,)
-		return self.tk.getint(apply(self.tk.call, args))
+		return self.tk.getint(self.tk.call(args))
 	def winfo_atomname(self, id, displayof=0):
 		args = ('winfo', 'atomname') \
 		       + self._displayof(displayof) + (id,)
-		return apply(self.tk.call, args)
+		return self.tk.call(args)
 	def winfo_cells(self):
 		return self.tk.getint(
 			self.tk.call('winfo', 'cells', self._w))
@@ -324,7 +319,7 @@ class Misc:
 	def winfo_containing(self, rootX, rootY, displayof=0):
 		args = ('winfo', 'containing') \
 		       + self._displayof(displayof) + (rootX, rootY)
-		name = apply(self.tk.call, args)
+		name = self.tk.call(args)
 		if not name: return None
 		return self._nametowidget(name)
 	def winfo_depth(self):
@@ -345,7 +340,7 @@ class Misc:
 			self.tk.call('winfo', 'id', self._w))
 	def winfo_interps(self, displayof=0):
 		args = ('winfo', 'interps') + self._displayof(displayof)
-		return self.tk.splitlist(apply(self.tk.call, args))
+		return self.tk.splitlist(self.tk.call(args))
 	def winfo_ismapped(self):
 		return self.tk.getint(
 			self.tk.call('winfo', 'ismapped', self._w))
@@ -358,7 +353,7 @@ class Misc:
 	def winfo_pathname(self, id, displayof=0):
 		args = ('winfo', 'pathname') \
 		       + self._displayof(displayof) + (id,)
-		return apply(self.tk.call, args)
+		return self.tk.call(args)
 	def winfo_pixels(self, number):
 		return self.tk.getint(
 			self.tk.call('winfo', 'pixels', self._w, number))
@@ -467,12 +462,12 @@ class Misc:
 			       % (add and '+' or '',
 				  funcid,
 				  _string.join(self._subst_format))
-			apply(self.tk.call, what + (sequence, cmd))
+			self.tk.call(what + (sequence, cmd))
 			return funcid
 		elif func == '':
-			apply(self.tk.call, what + (sequence, func))
+			self.tk.call(what + (sequence, func))
 		else:
-			return apply(self.tk.call, what + (sequence,))
+			return self.tk.call(what + (sequence,))
 	def bind(self, sequence=None, func=None, add=None):
 		return self._bind(('bind', self._w), sequence, func, add)
 	def unbind(self, sequence, funcid=None):
@@ -618,7 +613,7 @@ class Misc:
 			x = self.tk.split(self.tk.call(
 				self._w, 'configure', '-'+cnf))
 			return (x[0][1:],) + x[1:]
-		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'configure')
+		self.tk.call((self._w, 'configure')
 		      + self._options(cnf))
 	config = configure
 	def cget(self, key):
@@ -682,7 +677,7 @@ class Misc:
 					value = self.tk.getint(value)
 				dict[key] = value
 			return dict
-		res = apply(self.tk.call, 
+		res = self.tk.call(
 			      ('grid', command, self._w, index) 
 			      + options)
 		if len(options) == 1:
@@ -713,8 +708,7 @@ class Misc:
 		if column:
 			args = args + ('-column', column)
 		return map(self._nametowidget,
-			   self.tk.splitlist(
-				   apply(self.tk.call,
+			   self.tk.splitlist(self.tk.call(
 				   ('grid', 'slaves', self._w) + args)))
 
 	# Support for the "event" command, new in Tk 4.2.
@@ -722,17 +716,17 @@ class Misc:
 
 	def event_add(self, virtual, *sequences):
 		args = ('event', 'add', virtual) + sequences
-		apply(self.tk.call, args)
+		self.tk.call(args)
 
 	def event_delete(self, virtual, *sequences):
 		args = ('event', 'delete', virtual) + sequences
-		apply(self.tk.call, args)
+		self.tk.call(args)
 
 	def event_generate(self, sequence, **kw):
 		args = ('event', 'generate', self._w, sequence)
 		for k, v in kw.items():
 			args = args + ('-%s' % k, str(v))
-		apply(self.tk.call, args)
+		self.tk.call(args)
 
 	def event_info(self, virtual=None):
 		return self.tk.splitlist(
@@ -774,7 +768,7 @@ class Wm:
 		return self.tk.call('wm', 'client', self._w, name)
 	def colormapwindows(self, *wlist):
 		args = ('wm', 'colormapwindows', self._w) + _flatten(wlist)
-		return map(self._nametowidget, apply(self.tk.call, args))
+		return map(self._nametowidget, self.tk.call(args))
 	def command(self, value=None):
 		return self.tk.call('wm', 'command', self._w, value)
 	def deiconify(self):
@@ -925,7 +919,7 @@ class Tk(Misc, Wm):
 
 class Pack:
 	def pack_configure(self, cnf={}, **kw):
-		apply(self.tk.call, 
+		self.tk.call(
 		      ('pack', 'configure', self._w) 
 		      + self._options(cnf, kw))
 	pack = configure = config = pack_configure
@@ -953,7 +947,7 @@ class Place:
 			if kw.has_key(k):
 				kw[k[:-1]] = kw[k]
 				del kw[k]
-		apply(self.tk.call, 
+		self.tk.call(
 		      ('place', 'configure', self._w) 
 		      + self._options(cnf, kw))
 	place = configure = config = place_configure
@@ -977,7 +971,7 @@ class Place:
 class Grid:
 	# Thanks to Masazumi Yoshikawa (yosikawa@isi.edu)
 	def grid_configure(self, cnf={}, **kw):
-		apply(self.tk.call, 
+		self.tk.call(
 		      ('grid', 'configure', self._w) 
 		      + self._options(cnf, kw))
 	grid = configure = config = grid_configure
@@ -1045,7 +1039,7 @@ class BaseWidget(Misc):
 			if type(k) is ClassType:
 				classes.append((k, cnf[k]))
 				del cnf[k]
-		apply(self.tk.call,
+		self.tk.call(
 			(widgetName, self._w) + extra + self._options(cnf))
 		for k, v in classes:
 			k.configure(self, v)
@@ -1056,7 +1050,7 @@ class BaseWidget(Misc):
 		self.tk.call('destroy', self._w)
 		Misc.destroy(self)
 	def _do(self, name, args=()):
-		return apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, name) + args)
+		return self.tk.call((self._w, name) + args)
 
 class Widget(BaseWidget, Pack, Place, Grid):
 	pass
@@ -1263,11 +1257,11 @@ class Canvas(Widget):
 	def xview(self, *args):
 		if not args:
 			return self._getdoubles(self.tk.call(self._w, 'xview'))
-		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'xview')+args)
+		self.tk.call((self._w, 'xview')+args)
 	def yview(self, *args):
 		if not args:
 			return self._getdoubles(self.tk.call(self._w, 'yview'))
-		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'yview')+args)
+		self.tk.call((self._w, 'yview')+args)
 
 class Checkbutton(Widget):
 	def __init__(self, master=None, cnf={}, **kw):
@@ -1363,8 +1357,7 @@ class Listbox(Widget):
 		else:
 			return self.tk.call(self._w, 'get', first)
 	def insert(self, index, *elements):
-		apply(self.tk.call,
-		      (self._w, 'insert', index) + elements)
+		self.tk.call((self._w, 'insert', index) + elements)
 	def nearest(self, y):
 		return self.tk.getint(self.tk.call(
 			self._w, 'nearest', y))
@@ -1397,11 +1390,11 @@ class Listbox(Widget):
 	def xview(self, *what):
 		if not what:
 			return self._getdoubles(self.tk.call(self._w, 'xview'))
-		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'xview')+what)
+		self.tk.call((self._w, 'xview')+what)
 	def yview(self, *what):
 		if not what:
 			return self._getdoubles(self.tk.call(self._w, 'yview'))
-		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'yview')+what)
+		self.tk.call((self._w, 'yview')+what)
 
 class Menu(Widget):
 	def __init__(self, master=None, cnf={}, **kw):
@@ -1433,7 +1426,7 @@ class Menu(Widget):
 	def activate(self, index):
 		self.tk.call(self._w, 'activate', index)
 	def add(self, itemType, cnf={}, **kw):
-		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'add', itemType) 
+		self.tk.call((self._w, 'add', itemType) 
 		      + self._options(cnf, kw))
 	def add_cascade(self, cnf={}, **kw):
 		self.add('cascade', cnf or kw)
@@ -1446,7 +1439,7 @@ class Menu(Widget):
 	def add_separator(self, cnf={}, **kw):
 		self.add('separator', cnf or kw)
 	def insert(self, index, itemType, cnf={}, **kw):
-		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'insert', index, itemType) 
+		self.tk.call((self._w, 'insert', index, itemType) 
 		      + self._options(cnf, kw))
 	def insert_cascade(self, index, cnf={}, **kw):
 		self.insert(index, 'cascade', cnf or kw)
@@ -1465,15 +1458,15 @@ class Menu(Widget):
 	def entryconfigure(self, index, cnf=None, **kw):
 		if cnf is None and not kw:
 			cnf = {}
-			for x in self.tk.split(apply(self.tk.call,
+			for x in self.tk.split(self.tk.call(
 				(self._w, 'entryconfigure', index))):
 				cnf[x[0][1:]] = (x[0][1:],) + x[1:]
 			return cnf
 		if type(cnf) == StringType and not kw:
-			x = self.tk.split(apply(self.tk.call,
+			x = self.tk.split(self.tk.call(
 				(self._w, 'entryconfigure', index, '-'+cnf)))
 			return (x[0][1:],) + x[1:]
-		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'entryconfigure', index)
+		self.tk.call((self._w, 'entryconfigure', index)
 		      + self._options(cnf, kw))
 	entryconfig = entryconfigure
 	def index(self, index):
@@ -1540,7 +1533,7 @@ class Scrollbar(Widget):
 	def get(self):
 		return self._getdoubles(self.tk.call(self._w, 'get'))
 	def set(self, *args):
-		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'set')+args)
+		self.tk.call((self._w, 'set')+args)
 
 class Text(Widget):
 	def __init__(self, master=None, cnf={}, **kw):
@@ -1570,9 +1563,9 @@ class Text(Widget):
 	def index(self, index):
 		return self.tk.call(self._w, 'index', index)
 	def insert(self, index, chars, *args):
-		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'insert', index, chars)+args)
+		self.tk.call((self._w, 'insert', index, chars)+args)
 	def mark_gravity(self, markName, direction=None):
-		return apply(self.tk.call,
+		return self.tk.call(
 			(self._w, 'mark', 'gravity', markName, direction))
 	def mark_names(self):
 		return self.tk.splitlist(self.tk.call(
@@ -1580,7 +1573,7 @@ class Text(Widget):
 	def mark_set(self, markName, index):
 		self.tk.call(self._w, 'mark', 'set', markName, index)
 	def mark_unset(self, *markNames):
-		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'mark', 'unset') + markNames)
+		self.tk.call((self._w, 'mark', 'unset') + markNames)
 	def scan_mark(self, x, y):
 		self.tk.call(self._w, 'scan', 'mark', x, y)
 	def scan_dragto(self, x, y):
@@ -1599,7 +1592,7 @@ class Text(Widget):
 		args.append(pattern)
 		args.append(index)
 		if stopindex: args.append(stopindex)
-		return apply(self.tk.call, tuple(args))
+		return self.tk.call(tuple(args))
 	def see(self, index):
 		self.tk.call(self._w, 'see', index)
 	def tag_add(self, tagName, index1, index2=None):
@@ -1623,12 +1616,12 @@ class Text(Widget):
 			x = self.tk.split(self.tk.call(
 				self._w, 'tag', 'configure', tagName, '-'+cnf))
 			return (x[0][1:],) + x[1:]
-		apply(self.tk.call, 
+		self.tk.call(
 		      (self._w, 'tag', 'configure', tagName)
 		      + self._options(cnf, kw))
 	tag_config = tag_configure
 	def tag_delete(self, *tagNames):
-		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'tag', 'delete') + tagNames)
+		self.tk.call((self._w, 'tag', 'delete') + tagNames)
 	def tag_lower(self, tagName, belowThis=None):
 		self.tk.call(self._w, 'tag', 'lower', tagName, belowThis)
 	def tag_names(self, index=None):
@@ -1661,12 +1654,12 @@ class Text(Widget):
 				self._w, 'window', 'configure',
 				index, '-'+cnf))
 			return (x[0][1:],) + x[1:]
-		apply(self.tk.call, 
+		self.tk.call(
 		      (self._w, 'window', 'configure', index)
 		      + self._options(cnf, kw))
 	window_config = window_configure
 	def window_create(self, index, cnf={}, **kw):
-		apply(self.tk.call, 
+		self.tk.call(
 		      (self._w, 'window', 'create', index)
 		      + self._options(cnf, kw))
 	def window_names(self):
@@ -1675,13 +1668,13 @@ class Text(Widget):
 	def xview(self, *what):
 		if not what:
 			return self._getdoubles(self.tk.call(self._w, 'xview'))
-		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'xview')+what)
+		self.tk.call((self._w, 'xview')+what)
 	def yview(self, *what):
 		if not what:
 			return self._getdoubles(self.tk.call(self._w, 'yview'))
-		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'yview')+what)
+		self.tk.call((self._w, 'yview')+what)
 	def yview_pickplace(self, *what):
-		apply(self.tk.call, (self._w, 'yview', '-pickplace')+what)
+		self.tk.call((self._w, 'yview', '-pickplace')+what)
 
 class _setit:
 	def __init__(self, var, value):
@@ -1733,8 +1726,7 @@ class Image:
 			if callable(v):
 				v = self._register(v)
 			options = options + ('-'+k, v)
-		apply(self.tk.call,
-		      ('image', 'create', imgtype, name,) + options)
+		self.tk.call(('image', 'create', imgtype, name,) + options)
 		self.name = name
 	def __str__(self): return self.name
 	def __del__(self):
@@ -1752,7 +1744,7 @@ class Image:
 				if callable(v):
 					v = self._register(v)
 				res = res + ('-'+k, v)
-		apply(self.tk.call, (self.name, 'config') + res)
+		self.tk.call((self.name, 'config') + res)
 	config = configure
 	def height(self):
 		return self.tk.getint(
@@ -1796,7 +1788,7 @@ class PhotoImage(Image):
 			if to[0] == '-to':
 				to = to[1:]
 			args = args + ('-to',) + tuple(to)
-		apply(self.tk.call, args)
+		self.tk.call(args)
 	# XXX read
 	def write(self, filename, format=None, from_coords=None):
 		args = (self.name, 'write', filename)
@@ -1804,7 +1796,7 @@ class PhotoImage(Image):
 			args = args + ('-format', format)
 		if from_coords:
 			args = args + ('-from',) + tuple(from_coords)
-		apply(self.tk.call, args)
+		self.tk.call(args)
 
 class BitmapImage(Image):
 	def __init__(self, name=None, cnf={}, master=None, **kw):