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def tupleVarArgs(arg1, arg2='defaultB', *theRest):
    print 'formal arg 1:', arg1
    print 'formal arg 2:', arg1
    for eachXtrArg in theRest:
        print 'another arg:', eachXtrArg

tupleVarArgs('abc')
tupleVarArgs(23, 4.56)
tupleVarArgs('abc', 123, 'xyz', 456.789)








10.5.Varible length parameter
10.5.1.Varible length parameter
10.5.2.variable length arguments
10.5.3.Keyword Variable Arguments (Dictionary)
10.5.4.Both keyword and non-keyword variable arguments may be used in the same function as long as the keyword dictionary is last
10.5.5.Calling Functions with Variable Argument Objects
10.5.6.** works for keyword arguments: it collects them into a new dictionary,
10.5.7.A dictionary containing all keyword arguments whose keyword doesn't correspond to a formal parameter
10.5.8.*args and **kwargs example