arg_packing.py

def method_with_positional_args(a, b, c, d):
    def print_me(arg):
        print("Got {}".format(arg))
    print_me(a)
    print_me(b)
    print_me(c)
    print_me(d)

def method_with_kwargs(first=None, second=None, third=None, fourth=None):
    def print_me(arg):
        print("Got {}".format(arg))

    print_me("first: {}".format(first))
    print_me("second: {}".format(second))
    print_me("third: {}".format(third))
    print_me("fourth: {}".format(fourth))


arg_set = ("a", "b", "c", "d")
arg_list = ["d", "c", "b", "a"]
kwarg_dict = {
    "first": "a",
    "fourth": "d",
    "second": "b",
    "third": "c",
}

print("Call with args:")
method_with_positional_args("a", "b", "c", "d")

print("Call with arg_set:")
method_with_positional_args(*arg_set)

print("Call with arg_list:")
method_with_positional_args(*arg_list)

print("Call with kwarg_dict")
method_with_kwargs(**kwarg_dict)