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def parrot(voltage, state='a stiff', action='voom'):
print("-- This parrot wouldn't", action, end=' ')
print("if you put", voltage, "volts through it.", end=' ')
print("E's", state, "!")
d = {"voltage": "four million", "state": "bleedin' demised", "action": "VOOM"}
parrot(**d)
-- This parrot wouldn't VOOM if you put four million volts through it. E's bleedin' demised !
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>>> list(range(3, 6)) # normal call with separate arguments
[3, 4, 5]
>>> args = [3, 6]
>>> list(range(*args)) # call with arguments unpacked from a list
[3, 4, 5]