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🔹 What are Keyword Arguments?

Keyword arguments allow you to pass values to a function using the parameter names. This makes your function calls more readable and allows arguments to be passed in any order.

Syntax:

def function_name(param1, param2):
    # code block

function_name(param1=value1, param2=value2)

Example:

def greet(name, age):
    print(f"Hello {name}, you are {age} years old")

# Using keyword arguments
greet(age=24, name="Sourav")

Output:

Hello Sourav, you are 24 years old

🔹 Combining Positional and Keyword Arguments

Positional arguments must come first, followed by keyword arguments.

def order(item, quantity=1):
    print(f"Order: {quantity} {item}")

# Valid calls
order("Pizza")                 # Uses default quantity
order("Burger", quantity=2)    # Overrides default

Output:

Order: 1 Pizza
Order: 2 Burger

🔹 Advantages of Keyword Arguments

• Improves readability of function calls.
• Allows passing arguments in any order.
• Reduces errors when many arguments are present.

✅ Summary

• Keyword arguments are passed by explicitly naming parameters in the call.
• They can be combined with default arguments.
• Always place positional arguments before keyword arguments.