#  ParametersVaryingInNumber.py  Copyright (c) Kari Laitinen

#  http://www.naturalprogramming.com

#  2006-05-28  File created.
#  2022-12-27  Converted to Python 3.


#   With the * notation it is possible to declare a function that
#   accepts a varying number of parameters. I guess only the
#   last formal parameter of a function can be declared this way.

#   given_integers references a tuple in the functions below.

def print_integers( *given_integers ) :

   print( "\n   Given integers:", end="" )

   for  integer_in_list  in  given_integers :

      print( " %d"  %  integer_in_list, end="" )



def print_string_and_integers(  given_string,
                               *given_integers ) :

   print( "\n   "  +  given_string  +  "   ", end="" )

   for  integer_in_list  in  given_integers :

      print( " %d"  %  integer_in_list, end="" )



some_int_variable  =  999
another_int_variable  =  444

print_integers()
print_integers( 1111 )
print_integers( 3, 88, 77, 2, 5 )
print_integers( some_int_variable, another_int_variable )

print_string_and_integers( "xxx" )

print_string_and_integers( "yyy", 1111 )

print_string_and_integers( "zzz", 3, 88, 77, 2, 5 )

print( "" )