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*args vs **kwargs

*args captures extra positional arguments and **kwargs captures extra keyword arguments.

• args becomes tuple
• kwargs becomes dict
• Useful for flexible APIs

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*args vs **kwargs

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Positional, keyword, keyword-only, and positional-only arguments

Python lets you control how callers pass arguments so APIs can be both flexible and explicit.

• Positional-only uses `/`
• Keyword-only uses `*`
• Signature design affects readability

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Positional, keyword, keyword-only, and positional-only arguments

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