Functions and Modules Flashcards
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What does the `*args` parameter in a function definition allow?
Answer: A variable number of positional arguments
`*args` collects extra positional arguments into a tuple inside the function.
What does `**kwargs` allow in a function definition?
Answer: Variable keyword arguments as a dictionary
`**kwargs` collects extra keyword arguments into a dictionary inside the function.
What is a lambda function in Python?
Answer: An anonymous single-expression function
A lambda is an anonymous function defined with the `lambda` keyword that contains a single expression.
What does the `return` statement do in a function?
Answer: Exits the function and optionally passes a value back
`return` ends function execution and sends a value back to the caller.
Which built-in function applies a function to every item in an iterable?
Answer: map()
`map()` applies a function to each element of an iterable and returns a map object.
How do you import only the `sqrt` function from the `math` module?
Answer: from math import sqrt
The `from module import name` syntax imports a specific name from a module.
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