def f(*args,**kwargs): print args, kwargs
l = [1,2,3]
t = (4,5,6)
d = {‘a‘:7,‘b‘:8,‘c‘:9}
f()
f(1,2,3)                    # (1, 2, 3) {}
f(1,2,3,"pythontab")           # (1, 2, 3, ‘pythontab‘) {}
f(a=1,b=2,c=3)              # () {‘a‘: 1, ‘c‘: 3, ‘b‘: 2}
f(a=1,b=2,c=3,zzz="hi")     # () {‘a‘: 1, ‘c‘: 3, ‘b‘: 2, ‘zzz‘: ‘hi‘}
f(1,2,3,a=1,b=2,c=3)        # (1, 2, 3) {‘a‘: 1, ‘c‘: 3, ‘b‘: 2}
f(*l,**d)                   # (1, 2, 3) {‘a‘: 7, ‘c‘: 9, ‘b‘: 8}
f(*t,**d)                   # (4, 5, 6) {‘a‘: 7, ‘c‘: 9, ‘b‘: 8}
f(1,2,*t)                   # (1, 2, 4, 5, 6) {}
f(q="winning",**d)          # () {‘a‘: 7, ‘q‘: ‘winning‘, ‘c‘: 9, ‘b‘: 8}
f(1,2,*t,q="winning",**d)   # (1, 2, 4, 5, 6) {‘a‘: 7, ‘q‘: ‘winning‘, ‘c‘: 9, ‘b‘: 8}
def f2(arg1,arg2,*args,**kwargs): print arg1,arg2, args, kwargs
f2(1,2,3)                       # 1 2 (3,) {}
f2(1,2,3,"pythontab")              # 1 2 (3, ‘pythontab‘) {}
f2(arg1=1,arg2=2,c=3)           # 1 2 () {‘c‘: 3}
f2(arg1=1,arg2=2,c=3,zzz="hi")  # 1 2 () {‘c‘: 3, ‘zzz‘: ‘hi‘}
f2(1,2,3,a=1,b=2,c=3)           # 1 2 (3,) {‘a‘: 1, ‘c‘: 3, ‘b‘: 2}
f2(*l,**d)                   # 1 2 (3,) {‘a‘: 7, ‘c‘: 9, ‘b‘: 8}
f2(*t,**d)                   # 4 5 (6,) {‘a‘: 7, ‘c‘: 9, ‘b‘: 8}
f2(1,2,*t)                   # 1 2 (4, 5, 6) {}
f2(1,1,q="winning",**d)      # 1 1 () {‘a‘: 7, ‘q‘: ‘winning‘, ‘c‘: 9, ‘b‘: 8}
f2(1,2,*t,q="winning",**d)   # 1 2 (4, 5, 6) {‘a‘: 7, ‘q‘: ‘winning‘, ‘c‘: 9, ‘b‘: 8}