Putting *args and/or **kwargs as the last items in your function definition’s argument list allows that function to accept an arbitrary number of arguments and/or keyword arguments.

The names *args and **kwargs are only by convention but there's no hard requirement to use them. You would use *args when you're not sure how many arguments might be passed to your function, i.e. it …

May 21, 2009 · The String[] args parameter is an array of Strings passed as parameters when you are running your application through command line in the OS. So, imagine you have compiled and …

Feb 12, 2017 · What is the meaning of "...args" (three dots) in a function definition? Asked 9 years, 1 month ago Modified 3 years, 3 months ago Viewed 121k times

Aug 31, 2008 · See What do ** (double star/asterisk) and * (star/asterisk) mean in a function call? for the complementary question about arguments.

Jul 12, 2016 · args is a name of a String array. Is compulsory in your main method in java in order to receive the parameters for the input. If your application receives some inputs, they will be loaded in …

May 4, 2016 · I'm trying out Python's type annotations with abstract base classes to write some interfaces. Is there a way to annotate the possible types of *args and **kwargs? For example, how …

Update: I just realized I never answered the question "What does “String [] args” contain in java?" :-) It's an array of the command-line arguments provided to the program, each argument being a String in …

Feb 6, 2026 · I am curious about the design philosophy of Python's function arguments. Currently, we have *args to collect positional arguments into a tuple and **kwargs to collect keyword arguments …

main(String[] args) by design is entry point of Java application. This method is also used to handle potential parameters passed in console like java YourClass foo bar (foo and bar will end up in args …