Normal arguments vs. keyword arguments

Question

How are \"keyword arguments\" different from regular arguments? Can\'t all arguments be passed as name=value instead of using positional syntax?

Answer 1

Positional Arguments

They have no keywords before them. The order is important!

func(1,2,3, "foo")

Keyword Arguments

They have keywords in the front. They can be in any order!

func(foo="bar", baz=5, hello=123)

func(baz=5, foo="bar", hello=123)

You should also know that if you use default arguments and neglect to insert the keywords, then the order will then matter!

def func(foo=1, baz=2, hello=3): ...
func("bar", 5, 123)