pry(main)> def test *args
pry(main)* puts args.inspect
pry(main)* end
=> nil
pry(main)> test :a, :b, :c => 1
[:a, :b, {:c=>1}]
=> nil
pry(main)> def test= *args
pry(main)* test *args
pry(main)* end
=> nil
pry(main)> test= :a, :b, :c => 1
SyntaxError: (pry):12: syntax error, unexpected tASSOC, expecting $end
test= :a, :b, :c => 1
                   ^
from /Users/robin/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290/gems/pry-0.9.5/lib/pry/pry_instance.rb:219:in `eval'
pry(main)> test=(:a, :b, :c => 1)
SyntaxError: (pry):13: syntax error, unexpected ',', expecting ')'
test=(:a, :b, :c => 1)
         ^
from /Users/robin/.rvm/gems/ruby-1.9.2-p290/gems/pry-0.9.5/lib/pry/pry_instance.rb:219:in `eval'