Keyword Arguments

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Apr 20, 2021 · Fundamentals

Understanding Different Types of Arguments in Python Function Definitions

This article explains Python function definitions, covering required, default, keyword, positional, variable-length (*args, **kwargs), and positional-only/keyword-only parameters, illustrating each type with syntax, usage rules, and example code snippets, and common pitfalls such as mutable default values and argument ordering errors.