def — Intermediate Playground

Defines a new function or method

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def flexible(*args, **kwargs):
    print(f"Positional: {args}")
    print(f"Keyword: {kwargs}")

flexible(1, 2, 3, name="Alice", age=30)

def apply(func, *args, **kwargs):
    print(f"Calling {func.__name__}")
    return func(*args, **kwargs)

result = apply(max, 3, 1, 4, 1, 5)
print(f"Result: {result}")

Output

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*args captures extra positional arguments as a tuple. **kwargs captures extra keyword arguments as a dict. Together they let you write wrapper functions.

Challenge

Try modifying the code above to explore different behaviors. Can you extend the example to handle a new use case?

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