title: What does asterisk * mean in Python?
body: <p>Does * have a special meaning in Python as it does in C? I saw a function like this in the Python Cookbook:</p>
  
  <pre><code>def get(self, *a, **kw)
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  <p>Would you please explain it to me or point out where I can find an answer (Google interprets the * as wild card character and thus I cannot find a satisfactory answer).</p>