apply

Description

Returns the result of a function or class object called with supplied arguments.

Syntax

apply (function, args[, kwargs])

function

Required. The function argument must be a callable object (a user-defined or built-in function or method, or a class object).

args

Required. A sequence of positional arguments.

kwargs

Optional. The kwargs argument must be a dictionary whose keys are strings. It specifies keyword arguments to be added to the end of the argument list.

Return Value

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Time Complexity

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Note

This function is obsolete. Use function(*args, **kwargs) instead of apply(function, args, kwargs).

Example 1

>>> def foo(a, b):
...     return a, b
...
>>> apply(foo, (1, 2))
(1, 2)

Example 2

>>> def bar(a, b, c=None):
...     return a, b, c
...
>>> apply(bar, (1, 2), {'c': 3})
(1, 2, 3)

See Also

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