yes, using *arg passing args to a function will make python unpack the values in arg and pass it to the function.
so:
>>> def printer(*args):
print args
>>> printer(2,3,4)
(2, 3, 4)
>>> printer(*range(2, 5))
(2, 3, 4)
>>> printer(range(2, 5))
([2, 3, 4],)
>>>