def test_var_args(farg, *args):
  print "formal arg:", farg
  for arg in args:
    print "another arg:", arg

test_var_args(1, "two", 3)

formal arg: 1
another arg: two
another arg: 3

def test_var_kwargs(farg, **kwargs):
  print "formal arg:", farg
  for key in kwargs:
    print "another keyword arg: %s: %s" % (key, kwargs[key])

test_var_kwargs(farg=1, myarg2="two", myarg3=3)

formal arg: 1
another keyword arg: myarg2: two
another keyword arg: myarg3: 3

def test_var_args_call(arg1, arg2, arg3):
  print "arg1:", arg1
  print "arg2:", arg2
  print "arg3:", arg3

args = ("two", 3)
test_var_args_call(1, *args)

arg1: 1
arg2: two
arg3: 3

def test_var_args_call(arg1, arg2, arg3):
  print "arg1:", arg1
  print "arg2:", arg2
  print "arg3:", arg3

kwargs = {"arg3": 3, "arg2": "two"}
test_var_args_call(1, **kwargs)

arg1: 1
arg2: two
arg3: 3