Explain use of * in both the args and kwargs. Expedition handling.use of pass function in python

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The * symbol is used to pass variable number of arguments and keyword arguments in Python functions.

The * symbol before a parameter name in a function definition allows it to accept variable number of arguments as a tuple.
The ** symbol before a parameter name in a function definition allows it to accept variable number of keyword arguments as a dictionary.
The * symbol before an iterable object in a function call unpacks it into separate arguments.
The ** symbol before a dictionary object in a function call unpacks it into separate keyword arguments.
The pass statement is used as a placeholder for empty function or loop bodies.

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