A recent thread on the python-ideas mailing list explores adding a feature
to Python, which is the normal fare for that forum.
The problem being addressed is real, but
may not be the highest-priority problem for the language on many people’s
lists. Function calls that have multiple keyword arguments passed from a
variable of the same name (e.g. keyword=keyword) require
developers to repeat themselves and can be somewhat confusing, especially
to newcomers.
The discussion of ways to fix it highlighted some lesser-known corners of the
language, however, regardless of whether the idea will actually result in a
change to Python.

Source: LWN.net – [$] Python keyword argument auto-assignment