Clean Code in Python

Variable number of arguments

Python, as well as other languages, has built-in functions and constructions that can take a variable number of arguments. Consider for example string interpolation functions (whether it be by using the % operator or the format method for strings), which follow a similar structure to the printf function in C, a first positional parameter with the string format, followed by any number of arguments that will be placed on the markers of that formatting string.

Besides taking advantage of these functions that are available in Python, we can also create our own, which will work in a similar fashion. In this section, we will cover the basic principles of functions with a variable number of arguments, along with some ...