Python function example #1 (http://docs.python.org/3/reference/datamodel.html)

python_callables_function.py

# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

def foo(a, b="B", c=[], *args, **kwargs):
    print(a, b, c)

    if not args:
        print("No *args passed")
    else:
        print(args)

    if not kwargs:
        print("No **kwargs passed")
    else:
        for k, v in sorted(kwargs.items()):
            print(k, v)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    foo(1, *["BBBBBBB", [1, 2, 3], 10, 20, 30, 40] , **{'kwa1':'one', 'kwa2':'two'})