Function Parameters

• Arguments vs Parameters
  • Positional and Keyword Arguments
  • Optional Arguments via Defaults
• Variable Number of Positional and Keyword-only Arguments
  • Upacking iterables and Function Arguments
  • Extending Unpacking
  • *args vs **kwargs

Summary

Section 5-61 Arguments vs Parameters

Section 5-62 Positional and Keyword Arguments

Section 5-64 Unpacking Iterables

Section 5-66 Extended Unpacking

Section 5-68 *Args

Section 5-70 Keyword Arguments

Section 5-72 **kwargs

Section 5-73 Put it all Together

Section 5-75 Simple Function Timer

Section 5-76 Parameter Defaults - Beware