Is it possible for a python function to ignore unused kwargs

Question

If I have a simple function:

def add(a, b, c):
    return a + b + c

Is it possible for me to do this so that if I put an unused kwarg, it is simply ignored?

kwargs = dict(a=1, b=2, c=3, d=4)
print add(**kwargs) #prints 6

+5

Lucretiel Mar 19 '13 at 21:35

1 answer

unutbu · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-19T21:36:24+0000

Of course. Just add **kwargsfunctions to the signature:

def add(a, b, c, **kwargs):
    return a + b + c

kwargs = dict(a=1, b=2, c=3, d=4)
print add(**kwargs) 
#prints 6