python function *args and **kwargs with other specified keyword arguments

Question

I have a Python class with a method which should accept arguments and keyword arguments this way

class plot:
    def __init__(self, x, y):
        self.x = x
            


        

Answer 1

You would use a different pattern:

def set_axis(self, *args, **kwargs):
    xlabel = kwargs.get('xlabel', 'x')
    ylabel = kwargs.get('ylabel', 'y')

This allows you to use * and ** while keeping the fallback values if keyword arguments aren't defined.