# Allow use of named-argument syntax for positional arguments?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/allow-use-of-named-argument-syntax-for-positional-arguments/5287>\
**Category:** Internals & Design\
**Tags:** proposal\
**Created:** [August 8, 2017, 7:09pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/allow-use-of-named-argument-syntax-for-positional-arguments/5287 "2017-08-08T19:09:15Z")\
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**Post date:** [July 24, 2020, 11:24pm UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/allow-use-of-named-argument-syntax-for-positional-arguments/5287/53 "2020-07-24T23:24:16Z")

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I don’t think you can do this. The kwargs allow it, but anything before the semicolon does not.

I get bitten by this all the time. I am trying to shape up.

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