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Python: Passing *args and **kwargs into a function

# *args is the usual notation for optional, non-keyword arguments
# **kwargs is the usual notation for optional, keyword arguments
def test_var_args(regular_argument, *args, **kwargs):
    print ("- regular argument:", regular_argument)
    for arg in args:
        print ("- unnamed arguments arg:", arg)
    for key in kwargs:
        print ("- named arguments: %s: %s" % (key, kwargs[key]))
test_var_args(1, "two", 3, four=4, five="five")

- regular argument: 1
- unnamed arguments arg: two
- unnamed arguments arg: 3
- named arguments: four: 4
- named arguments: five: five

Python: Passing *args and **kwargs into a function

# *args is the usual notation for optional, non-keyword arguments
# **kwargs is the usual notation for optional, keyword arguments
def test_var_args(regular_argument, *args, **kwargs):
    print ("- regular argument:", regular_argument)
    for arg in args:
        print ("- unnamed arguments arg:", arg)
    for key in kwargs:
        print ("- named arguments: %s: %s" % (key, kwargs[key]))
test_var_args(1, "two", 3, four=4, five="five")

- regular argument: 1
- unnamed arguments arg: two
- unnamed arguments arg: 3
- named arguments: four: 4
- named arguments: five: five

Python bubble sort

Since I had to learn python for my machine learning and self-driving classes and I had to review the basics. Not to waste my efforts, I am creating a new guide, you can see more in:

https://github.com/UkiDLucas/python_zen_interviews

def bubble_sort(the_list: list, verbose: int=0):
    """
    author: @UkiDLcuas
    This function changes the provided list.
    The list can contain integers, decimal numbers, strings, etc.
    The list is sorted in ascending order (first to last).
    The function does not return anything.
    """
    if verbose > 0:
        iteration = 0
   
    # count remining bubbles ( aka step backwards)
    start = len(the_list)-1 # end, zero-based list
    stop = 0 # beginning
    step = -1 # backwards
    for remaining_bubbles in range(start, stop, step):
        for i in range(remaining_bubbles):
            if verbose > 0:
                iteration = iteration + 1
                print("iteration", iteration, "remaining_bubbles", remaining_bubbles, "index", i)
                print("  ", the_list)
                print("    comparing if is", the_list[i], "bigger than", the_list[i+1])
            if the_list[i] > the_list[i+1]:
                # swap
                temp = the_list[i+1] # temp placehoder for the value to be moved
                the_list[i+1] = the_list[i] # bubble up
                the_list[i] = temp # bubble down
    if verbose > 0:
        print("*** finished", len(the_list), "element list in ", iteration, "iterations")

Python bubble sort

Since I had to learn python for my machine learning and self-driving classes and I had to review the basics. Not to waste my efforts, I am creating a new guide, you can see more in:

https://github.com/UkiDLucas/python_zen_interviews

def bubble_sort(the_list: list, verbose: int=0):
    """
    author: @UkiDLcuas
    This function changes the provided list.
    The list can contain integers, decimal numbers, strings, etc.
    The list is sorted in ascending order (first to last).
    The function does not return anything.
    """
    if verbose > 0:
        iteration = 0
   
    # count remining bubbles ( aka step backwards)
    start = len(the_list)-1 # end, zero-based list
    stop = 0 # beginning
    step = -1 # backwards
    for remaining_bubbles in range(start, stop, step):
        for i in range(remaining_bubbles):
            if verbose > 0:
                iteration = iteration + 1
                print("iteration", iteration, "remaining_bubbles", remaining_bubbles, "index", i)
                print("  ", the_list)
                print("    comparing if is", the_list[i], "bigger than", the_list[i+1])
            if the_list[i] > the_list[i+1]:
                # swap
                temp = the_list[i+1] # temp placehoder for the value to be moved
                the_list[i+1] = the_list[i] # bubble up
                the_list[i] = temp # bubble down
    if verbose > 0:
        print("*** finished", len(the_list), "element list in ", iteration, "iterations")