What does ** mean in python

Question

I'm confused what one * and two ** does in front of a parameter.

def wrapper(*args, **wdargs):

jamylak: i think "kwargs" is just a convention, you can use any variable name there. — Arsh Singh, Mar 21 '13 at 08:07

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Mar 21 '13 at 08:04

0

It means keyword arguments.

eg.

func(x, y, foo='a') # where foo is a keyword argument

answered Mar 21 '13 at 08:04

jamylak

score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Mar 21 '13 at 08:06

0

answered Mar 21 '13 at 08:06

Arsh Singh

2 Answers2