justin walters wrote, on Thursday, May 18, 2017 8:09 AM > To: python-list@python.org > Subject: Re: Survey: improving the Python std lib docs > > So, args can be treated as a simple (named)? tuple or a > simple dictionary. `*` unpacks a list or tuple and `**` > unpacks a dictionary. I'm sure it's a lot more nuanced than > this, but for practical reasons, the above explanation has > never failed me. > > I hope I didn't miss the entire point of the thread. Someone > needed help with `**kwargs` right?
I think I was mainly the one who wasn't sure what "**kwargs" are, and this, plus your examples I snipped, and bits and pieces I already knew, neatly pulls it all together. Think I have a good working idea of it now, so thanks! Deborah -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
