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1 Answer
Duc Bui
14,546 PointsSometimes when you define a function and you don't know how many arguments you and someone else using your codes are gonna need, you use *args. For example:
def multiply(*args):
z = 1
for num in args:
z *= num
print(z)
multiply(4, 5)
multiply(10, 9)
multiply(2, 3, 4)
multiply(3, 5, 10, 6)
Output 20 90 24 900
Duc Bui
14,546 PointsSame idea for **kwargs.
Ewerton Luna
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Graduate 24,031 Pointsokay, but he never uses the args inside the code block, so why even put it in the function definition at all?
Duc Bui
14,546 PointsEwerton Luna he never uses it doesnt mean someone else won't, u should think of your codes are gonna be used by other coders as well.
I think Kenneth should make an example out of it (maybe he did, I just dont remember). I know it is hard to grasp some concepts in this series, I did not understand them at first either but stick to it.
Good luck and happy coding!
Dave StSomeWhere
19,870 PointsDave StSomeWhere
19,870 PointsIt allows you to pass an unknown number of arguments to a function and/or receive an unknown number of parameters into a function.
Here's a pretty good explanation in the answer of this SO Post