Clojure's apply vs Python's unpacking operator

apply.clj

$ clj
Clojure 1.10.1
user=> (defn plus [& args]
         (apply + args))
#'user/plus
user=> (plus 1 2 3)
6
user=> (apply plus [1 2 3])
6

unpacking.py

$ python
Python 3.7.3 (default, Jul  3 2019, 18:56:39)
[Clang 10.0.1 (clang-1001.0.46.4)] on darwin
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> def plus(*args):
...     return sum(args)
...
>>> plus(1, 2, 3)
6
>>> plus(*[1, 2, 3])
6