what does mean in python function code example

Example 1: python mean

# Probably the most convenient set of statistics functions are found
# in the Numpy package

# Basic syntax:
import numpy as np
np.mean(your_list) # Calculate mean
np.median()	# Calculate median
np.std()	# Calculate standard deviation
np.var()	# Calculate variance

Example 2: what does * mean in python in functions

>>> numbers = [2, 1, 3, 4, 7]
>>> more_numbers = [*numbers, 11, 18]
>>> print(*more_numbers, sep=', ')
2, 1, 3, 4, 7, 11, 18