Complex Customization

The Archmage asks Hoppy to build a new type of Magic Golem.

These Golems are complex, and customer requests vary wildly: Some want material="Iron", others want weapon="Sword", some want height=5, and some even want name="Bob".

If we listed every possible parameter on the blueprint, the list would be a mile long!

The Keyword Vault (**kwargs)

Add two stars ** before a parameter name, and it becomes a vault that can hold any amount of Labeled Data (technically called a Dictionary).

def build_golem(**options):
  print("Order Config:")
  for key, value in options.items():
      print(key + ": " + str(value))

Now you can call it with any label=value pairs:

build_golem(material="Wood", type="Guard")
build_golem(name="Bob", power=9000, color="Red")

Your Mission

Define Blueprint

Create a function named configure_robot that takes **specs.

Read Labels

Inside, print("Robot Specs:"), then loop through specs.items() to print all configuration items.

Build Robot

Call the function with these specs: type="Battle", cpu="M1", armor="Titanium".

Order Rules

In a function definition:

Regular args (x)
Default args (y=1)
*args (The Box)
**kwargs (The Vault) kwargs must ALWAYS be last!

F. Bridge to Reality

Keyword Vault = Keyword Arguments, often named kwargs.
Double Star ()** = Dictionary Unpacking.
This is one of Python's superpowers. Many complex libraries (like plotting with Matplotlib or querying databases in Django) rely heavily on **kwargs to let users pass optional configurations without changing the function signature.