The reverse situation occurs when the arguments are already in a list or tuple but need to be unpacked for a function call requiring separate positional arguments. For instance, the built-in range() function expects separate start and stop arguments. If they are not available separately, write the function call with the *-operator to unpack the arguments out of a list or tuple:
>>>
>>> list(range(3,6))# normal call with separate arguments[3, 4, 5]>>> args=[3,6]>>> list(range(*args))# 等价于range(3,6)call with arguments unpacked from a list[3, 4, 5]
In the same fashion, dictionaries can deliver keyword arguments with the **-operator:
>>>
>>> defparrot(voltage,state='a stiff',action='voom'):... print("-- This parrot wouldn't",action,end=' ')... print("if you put",voltage,"volts through it.",end=' ')... print("E's",state,"!")...>>> d={"voltage":"four million","state":"bleedin' demised","action":"VOOM"}>>> parrot(**d)# 等价于parrot(voltage = 'four million', state = 'bleedin demised', action = 'voom')
-- This parrot wouldn't VOOM if you put four million volts through it. E's bleedin' demised !
The reverse situation occurs when the arguments are already in a list or tuple but need to be unpacked for a function call requiring separate positional arguments. For instance, the built-in range() f