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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion Doc/faq/programming.rst
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Expand Up @@ -419,7 +419,7 @@ What is the difference between arguments and parameters?

:term:`Parameters <parameter>` are defined by the names that appear in a
function definition, whereas :term:`arguments <argument>` are the values
actually passed to a function when calling it. Parameters define what types of
actually passed to a function when calling it. Parameters define what kind of
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Maybe we could make kind of arguments a link to https://docs.python.org/3/glossary.html#term-parameter as novice users may not know what it is exactly.

arguments a function can accept. For example, given the function definition::

def func(foo, bar=None, **kwargs):
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