Nov 20, 2009 · Notes kwargs is variable name used for keyword arguments, another variable name can be used. The important part is that it's a dictionary and it's unpacked with the double …

Putting *args and/or **kwargs as the last items in your function definition’s argument list allows that function to accept an arbitrary number of arguments and/or keyword arguments.

Jul 8, 2009 · What is the proper way to use **kwargs in Python when it comes to default values? kwargs returns a dictionary, but what is the best way to set default values, or is there one? …

Note that *args/**kwargs is part of function-calling syntax, and not really an operator. This has a particular side effect that I ran into, which is that you can't use *args expansion with the print …

Aug 31, 2008 · The *args and **kwargs are common idioms to allow an arbitrary number of arguments to functions, as described in the section more on defining functions in the Python …

May 19, 2014 · While I have a general understanding (I think) of Python's *args and **kwargs, I'm having trouble understanding how to pass them from one function through to another.

Sep 13, 2009 · I come from a background in static languages. Can someone explain (ideally through example) the real world advantages of using **kwargs over named arguments? To me …

Aug 8, 2018 · How can I pass a defined dictionary to **kwargs in Python? Asked 7 years, 2 months ago Modified 3 years, 8 months ago Viewed 23k times

Mar 26, 2012 · 264 In the second example you provide 3 arguments: filename, mode and a dictionary (kwargs). But Python expects: 2 formal arguments plus keyword arguments. By …

This restriction has been lifted as of Python 3.5 (thanks to PEP-448 -- Additional Unpacking Generalizations; you can now freely mix the order of argument types and use multiple …