title: How to extract parameters from a list and pass them to a function call
body: <p>What is a good, brief way to extract items from a list and pass them as parameters to a function call, such as in the example below?</p>
  
  <p>Example:</p>
  
  <pre><code>def add(a,b,c,d,e):
      print(a,b,c,d,e)
  
  x=(1,2,3,4,5)
  
  add(magic_function(x))
  </code></pre>