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  • Peng Ren
    Peng Ren
    4,119 Points

    list functions doesn't need unpacking?

    Posted February 5, 2019 2:45am by Peng Ren
    Peng Ren
    4,119 Points
    • Python
    • Python Collections (2016, retired 2019)
    • Tuples
    • Tuple Swapping

    1 Answer

  • Akshaan Mazumdar
    Akshaan Mazumdar
    3,787 Points

    What is the difference between *args and **kwargs I tried printing (*args) and (**kwargs) in the same function

    Posted May 10, 2018 5:24pm by Akshaan Mazumdar
    Akshaan Mazumdar
    3,787 Points
    • Python
    • Python Collections (2016, retired 2019)
    • Tuples
    • Tuple Swapping

    1 Answer

  • Youssef Moustahib
    Youssef Moustahib
    7,779 Points

    Why won't this pack?

    Posted May 5, 2018 7:34pm by Youssef Moustahib
    Youssef Moustahib
    7,779 Points
    • Python
    • Python Collections (2016, retired 2019)
    • Tuples
    • Tuple Swapping

    1 Answer

  • Abubakar Gataev
    Abubakar Gataev
    2,226 Points

    what is *args and what does it do?

    Posted December 29, 2017 6:43pm by Abubakar Gataev
    Abubakar Gataev
    2,226 Points
    • Python
    • Python Collections (2016, retired 2019)
    • Tuples
    • Tuple Swapping

    3 Answers

  • Flore W
    Flore W
    4,744 Points

    Why does add(5,5) give 10, but if I define tuples = (5,5) and call the function add(tuples) it gives an error?

    Posted November 23, 2017 8:27am by Flore W
    Flore W
    4,744 Points
    • Python
    • Python Collections (2016, retired 2019)
    • Tuples
    • Tuple Swapping

    3 Answers

  • David Greenstein
    David Greenstein
    6,734 Points

    What is the difference between def add(*nums) and def add(base, *args)?

    Posted January 23, 2017 4:05am by David Greenstein
    David Greenstein
    6,734 Points
    • Python
    • Python Collections (2016, retired 2019)
    • Tuples
    • Tuple Swapping

    3 Answers

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