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 Core and Builtins
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+- Issue #26802: Optimize function calls only using unpacking like
+  ``func(*tuple)`` (no other positional argument, no keyword): avoid copying
+  the tuple. Patch written by Joe Jevnik.
+
 - Issue #26659: Make the builtin slice type support cycle collection.
 
 - Issue #26718: super.__init__ no longer leaks memory if called multiple times.