What is the difference between *args and **kwargs in Python?

What is the difference between *args and **kwargs in Python?

In Python, *args allows you to pass a variable number of non-keyword arguments to a function, while **kwargs allows you to pass a variable number of keyword arguments.

Can you give me an example of how to use them?

Sure! Here's a simple example:

def example_function(*args, **kwargs):
    print('Args:', args)
    print('Kwargs:', kwargs)

example_function(1, 2, 3, name='Alice', age=30)

This will output:

Args: (1, 2, 3)
Kwargs: {'name': 'Alice', 'age': 30}

When should I use *args instead of **kwargs?

Use *args when you want to accept a list of positional arguments, and use **kwargs when you want to accept named arguments that can be passed in any order.