The special syntax, *args
and **kwargs
in function definitions is used to pass a variable number of arguments to a function. The single asterisk form (*args
) is used to pass a non-keyworded, variable-length argument list, and the double asterisk form is used to pass a keyworded, variable-length argument list. Here is an example of how to use the non-keyworded form. This example passes one formal (positional) argument, and two more variable length arguments.
def test_var_args(farg, *args): print "formal arg:", farg for arg in args: print "another arg:", arg test_var_args(1, "two", 3)
Results:
formal arg: 1 another arg: two another arg: 3
Here is an example of how to use the keyworded form. Again, one formal argument and two keyworded variable arguments are passed.
def test_var_kwargs(farg, **kwargs): print "formal arg:", farg for key in kwargs: print "another keyword arg: %s: %s" % (key, kwargs[key]) test_var_kwargs(farg=1, myarg2="two", myarg3=3)
Results:
formal arg: 1 another keyword arg: myarg2: two another keyword arg: myarg3: 3
Using *args
and **kwargs
when calling a function
This special syntax can be used, not only in function definitions, but also when calling a function.
def test_var_args_call(arg1, arg2, arg3): print "arg1:", arg1 print "arg2:", arg2 print "arg3:", arg3 args = ("two", 3) test_var_args_call(1, *args)
Results:
arg1: 1 arg2: two arg3: 3
Here is an example using the keyworded form when calling a function:
def test_var_args_call(arg1, arg2, arg3): print "arg1:", arg1 print "arg2:", arg2 print "arg3:", arg3 kwargs = {"arg3": 3, "arg2": "two"} test_var_args_call(1, **kwargs)
Results:
arg1: 1 arg2: two arg3: 3
#!/usr/bin/python
# -*- coding:utf-8 -*-
#
# http://blog.ithomer.net
# *args
def test1(farg, *args):
print "formal arg", farg
for arg in args:
print "another arg:", arg
# **kwargs
def test2(farg, **kwargs):
print "formal arg", farg
for key in kwargs:
print "another keyword arg: %s, %s" % (key, kwargs[key])
# *args
def test3(arg1, arg2, arg3):
print "arg1:", arg1
print "arg2:", arg2
print "arg3:", arg3
# **kwargs
def test4(arg1, arg2, arg3):
print "arg1:", arg1
print "arg2:", arg2
print "arg3:", arg3
# *args
def test5(*args):
for count, thing in enumerate(args):
print "%d -> %s" % (count, thing)
# **kwargs
def test6(**kwargs):
for name, value in kwargs.items():
print name, "=", value
def test7(a, b, c):
print "a=",a, "& b=", b, "& c=", c
if __name__ == "__main__":
test1(1, "two", 3)
test2(farg=1, myarg2='two', myargs=3)
args = ("two", 3)
test3(1, *args)
kwargs = {"arg3":3, "arg2":"two"}
#test4(1, **kwargs)
test4(arg1=1, **kwargs)
test5("apple", "banana", "cabbage")
test6(apple="fruit", cabbage="vagetable")
mylist = ['aa', 'bb', 'cc']
test7(*mylist)
运行结果:
formal arg 1
another arg: two
another arg: 3
formal arg 1
another keyword arg: myarg2, two
another keyword arg: myargs, 3
arg1: 1
arg2: two
arg3: 3
arg1: 1
arg2: two
arg3: 3
0 -> apple
1 -> banana
2 -> cabbage
cabbage = vagetable
apple = fruit
a= aa & b= bb & c= cc
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How to use *args and **kwargs in Python