What is the Python convention **kwargs vs **kwds vs **kw?

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Kyle Finley picture Kyle Finley · Jun 22, 2011 · Viewed 10k times · Source

Is there a python naming convention for key word arguments?

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Senthil Kumaran picture Senthil Kumaran · Jun 22, 2011

Nope, but normally it is named as **kwargs, but you can name it anything you want. Only thing is it should come at the last following any position args and named args.

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