Jan 17, 2013 · 743 It's a function annotation. In more detail, Python 2.x has docstrings, which allow you to attach a metadata string to various types of object. This is amazingly handy, so Python 3 extends …

Aug 31, 2008 · Note: A Python dict, semantically used for keyword argument passing, is arbitrarily ordered. However, in Python 3.6+, keyword arguments are guaranteed to remember insertion order. …

466 I have a Python function which takes several arguments. Some of these arguments could be omitted in some scenarios.

Python's handling of method arguments necessitates the ability to directly return multiple values. In C++, for example, method arguments can be passed by reference, so you can assign output values to …

function_that_needs_strings(*my_list) where my_list can be any iterable; Python will loop over the given object and use each element as a separate argument to the function. See the call expression …

Our custom is_function (obj), maybe with some edits is the preferred method to check if an object is a function if you don't any count callable class instance as a function, but only functions defined built …

The natural, simple, direct, explicit way to get information back from a function is to return it. Broadly speaking, the purpose of a function is to compute a value, and return signifies "this is the value we …

May 24, 2024 · In Python, the use of an underscore in a function name indicates that the function is intended for internal use and should not be called directly by users. It is a convention used to indicate …

Python 3.X (only) also generalizes function definition to allow arguments and return values to be annotated with object values for use in extensions. Its META-data to explain, to be more explicit …

The python cProfile and pstats modules offer great support for measuring time elapsed in certain functions without having to add any code around the existing functions.