Question 1 of 5
Which call correctly uses a positional-only parameter?
Parameters before / must be supplied by position.
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Quick Check: Python Function Parameter Kinds
Check positional-only, keyword-only, *args, and **kwargs parameters.
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Quick Check: Python Function Parameter Kinds
Check positional-only, keyword-only, *args, and **kwargs parameters.
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Question 2 of 5
What does a bare * mean in a function signature?
A bare * makes following parameters keyword-only.
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Question 3 of 5
Inside def total(*numbers), what type is numbers?
Extra positional arguments are collected into a tuple.
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Question 4 of 5
Inside def describe(**details), what type is details?
Extra keyword arguments are collected into a dictionary.
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Question 5 of 5
Which statement about args and kwargs is correct?
The names are conventions. Other names can be used with * or **.
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Which call correctly uses a positional-only parameter?Hint used
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What does a bare * mean in a function signature?Hint used
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Inside def total(*numbers), what type is numbers?Hint used
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Inside def describe(**details), what type is details?Hint used
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Which statement about args and kwargs is correct?Hint used