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author | Irit Katriel <1055913+iritkatriel@users.noreply.github.com> | 2022-06-26 22:00:52 (GMT) |
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committer | GitHub <noreply@github.com> | 2022-06-26 22:00:52 (GMT) |
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[3.11] gh-85023: [doc] clarify parameters vs arguments explanation in FAQ (GH-94282) (GH-94311)
(cherry picked from commit d71f5adc41569c2d626552269797e0545fc9122c)
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Co-authored-by: Arun Mani J <49952138+arun-mani-j@users.noreply.github.com>
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diff --git a/Doc/faq/programming.rst b/Doc/faq/programming.rst index 0b11bc9..5207add 100644 --- a/Doc/faq/programming.rst +++ b/Doc/faq/programming.rst @@ -409,8 +409,9 @@ What is the difference between arguments and parameters? :term:`Parameters <parameter>` are defined by the names that appear in a function definition, whereas :term:`arguments <argument>` are the values -actually passed to a function when calling it. Parameters define what types of -arguments a function can accept. For example, given the function definition:: +actually passed to a function when calling it. Parameters define what +:term:`kind of arguments <parameter>` a function can accept. For +example, given the function definition:: def func(foo, bar=None, **kwargs): pass |