Python has a straightforward syntax for positional and keyword arguments. Positional arguments are arguments passed to a function in a specific order, while keyword arguments are passed to a function by name. Surprising to most Python developers, the choice of positional vs keyword arguments can have huge implications on readability and performance. 1 2 3 4 5 def cdist( A, B, /, # Positional-only arguments metric='cosine', *, # Positional or keyword arguments threads=1, dtype=None, out_dtype=...
