# 1️⃣ *args — Extra positional parameters
def print_numbers(*args):
print("Positional numbers:", args)
print_numbers(1, 2, 3, 4)
# Output:
# Positional numbers: (1, 2, 3, 4)
print()
# 2️⃣ **kwargs — Extra keyword parameters
def print_info(**kwargs):
print("Keyword info:", kwargs)
print_info(name="Alice", age=17, country="FR")
# Output:
# Keyword info: {'name': 'Alice', 'age': 17, 'country': 'FR'}
print()
# 3️⃣ * — Force keyword-only arguments
def connect(host, port, *, timeout=5, ssl=False):
print(host, port, timeout, ssl)
connect("localhost", 5432, timeout=10, ssl=True)
# Output:
# localhost 5432 10 True
print()
# 4️⃣ ** in a call — Unpack dict into keywords
def greet(name, age):
print(f"Hello {name}, you are {age} years old!")
data = {"name": "Bob", "age": 20}
greet(**data)
# Output:
# Hello Bob, you are 20 years old!
print()
# 5️⃣ Combined example with all of them
def full_example(a, b, *args, c=10, **kwargs):
print("a, b:", a, b)
print("args:", args)
print("c:", c)
print("kwargs:", kwargs)
full_example(1, 2, 3, 4, 5, c=99, x=100, y=200)
# Output:
# a, b: 1 2
# args: (3, 4, 5)
# c: 99
# kwargs: {'x': 100, 'y': 200}
