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*args and **kwargs
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def show(first, *args, sep="-", **kwargs):
print(first, args, sep, kwargs)
show(1, 2, 3, sep="+", color="red")
opts = {"sep": "/", "x": 1}
show(*[9, 8], **opts)
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