variable argument in python code example

Example 1: python arguments

import sys

print ("the script has the name %s" % (sys.argv[0])

Example 2: variable number of arguments to python class

def multiply(*args):
    z = 1
    for num in args:
        z *= num
    print(z)

multiply(4, 5)
multiply(10, 9)
multiply(2, 3, 4)
multiply(3, 5, 10, 6)

Example 3: args kwargs python

>>> def argsKwargs(*args, **kwargs):
...     print(args)
...     print(kwargs)
... 
>>> argsKwargs('1', 1, 'slgotting.com', upvote='yes', is_true=True, test=1, sufficient_example=True)
('1', 1, 'slgotting.com')
{'upvote': 'yes', 'is_true': True, 'test': 1, 'sufficient_example': True}