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def namedlist(typename, field_names):
    """Returns a new subclass of list with named fields.

    >>> Point = namedlist('Point', ('x', 'y'))
    >>> Point.__doc__                   # docstring for the new class
    'Point(x, y)'
    >>> p = Point(11, y=22)             # instantiate with positional args or keywords
    >>> p[0] + p[1]                     # indexable like a plain list
    33
    >>> x, y = p                        # unpack like a regular list