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.

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 …

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? …

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. Here's …

May 4, 2016 · I'm trying out Python's type annotations with abstract base classes to write some interfaces. Is there a way to annotate the possible types of *args and **kwargs? For example, …

In Python 2.x (I use 2.7), which is the proper way to use default arguments with *args and **kwargs? I've found a question on SO related to this topic, but that is for Python 3: Calling a …

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 …

Sep 8, 2016 · Python: How can I enable use of kwargs when calling from command line? (perhaps with argparse) Asked 9 years, 1 month ago Modified 3 years, 8 months ago Viewed …

And, is there a way to get the behavior I described above (Having *args with default arguments) -- I know I can simulate that behavior by manipulating the kwargs dictionary inside the function.

How can you set class attributes from variable arguments (kwargs) in python Asked 13 years, 11 months ago Modified 3 years, 7 months ago Viewed 158k times