*args

Main idea

args collects extra positional inputs as tuple.

Tip

Great for variable argument count.

Watch out

Forgetting args is a tuple.

Read this next

You will study *args. It belongs to the Functional Programming phase.

Remember this:
args collects extra positional inputs as tuple.

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Tip:
Great for variable argument count.

Avoid this:
Forgetting args is a tuple.

Your challenge:
Build function summing any number of inputs.

Go to the challenge lab below. Fix errors until the output looks right. Then press the green button to complete the topic.

Example code

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# Topic: *args
def main():
    sample = "edit me"
    # TODO: apply *args concept here
    result = sample
    print("Result:", result)

if __name__ == "__main__":
    main()

Challenge

Build function summing any number of inputs.

Before you can finish: your output should include at least 16 characters; at least 1 non-empty line(s); no crash traceback—fix errors until the program runs cleanly.

Use Run. Read the output. Change your code until the task is done.

Starter reference

# Challenge starter for *args
def solve():
    # Write your solution here
    pass

print("Update solve() and run")

Your code

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