Args and Kwargs: What you get to use in the function code block.

gistfile1.py

def takesArbitraryNumberOfArgs(*args):
  return args
  #args tuple provided in function scope

def defineArbitraryArgsOnTheFly(**kwargs):
  return kwargs
  #kwargs dictionary provided in function scope.
  
  
x = takesArbitraryNumberOfArgs('bob,234,'lol')
type(x) #=>tuple

y = defineArbitraryArgsOnTheFly(newVar=5343,bob="bob")
type(y) #=> dictionary