Practice Variable-length Arguments: *args And **kwargs (6.6) - Functions in Python

Practice: Variable-Length Arguments: *args and **kwargs

Lesson 6.6Functions in Python

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Question 1.
What does *args allow in a Python function?
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Think about how many numbers you can add to a function.
Question 2.
What type of data structure does **kwargs use?
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Consider how you can access values by keys.
3Question 3.
What does the * in *args signify?
- Terminates the arguments
- Collects extra positional arguments
- Collects keyword arguments
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Think about what happens to extra inputs in a function.
4Question 4.
True or False: **kwargs must always include at least one argument.
- True
- False
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Remind yourself of the flexibility provided by kwargs.
Question 5.
Design a function that accepts an unknown number of scores, calculates the average, and allows for an optional keyword argument to specify whether to round the result.
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Think about how you can control the output format with a keyword argument.
Question 6.
Write a function with both *args and **kwargs that returns a formatted string detailing provided items and attributes.
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Make use of both collected positional and keyword arguments to build your output.

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