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# Receiving Tuples and Dictionaries as Function Parameters

If we need to take variable number of arguments in the function, we can use the \* and \*\* prefix to indicate receiving tuple and dictionary.

```python
>>> def powersum(power, *args):
... '''Return the sum of each argument raised to the specified
power.'''
...     total = 0
...     for i in args:
...         total += pow(i, power)
...         return total
...
>>> powersum(2, 3, 4)
25
>>> powersum(2, 10)

100
```