“*args

*args is a special syntax used in function definition to pass variable-length argument.
“*” means variable length and “args” is the name used by convention. You can use any other.
def multiply(a, b, *argv):
mul = a * b

for num in argv:
mul *= num

return mul

print(multiply(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)) #output: 120
**kwargs

**kwargs is a special syntax used in function definition to pass variable-length keyworded argument.
Here, also, “kwargs” is used just by convention. You can use any other name.
Keyworded argument means a variable which has a name when passed to a function.
It is actually a dictionary of variable name and its value.
def tellArguments(**kwargs):
for key, value in kwargs.items():
print(key + “”: “” + value)
tellArguments(arg1 = “”argument 1″”, arg2 = “”argument 2″”, arg3 = “”argument 3″”)
#output:
# arg1: argument 1
# arg2: argument 2
# arg3: argument 3″