Select the true statement:

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Options

• AYou cannot use a mix of positional and keyword argument passing.
• BThe order of arguments passed does matter in keyword argument passing.
• CThe order of arguments passed does not matter in positional argument passing.
• DKeyword arguments cannot be followed by positional arguments.

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  5% (2)
• C
  13% (5)
• D
  80% (32)

Explanation

D is correct because Python enforces a strict rule: once you switch to keyword arguments in a function call, all remaining arguments must also be keyword arguments. Placing a positional argument after a keyword argument (e.g., func(x=1, 2)) raises a SyntaxError.

Why the distractors are wrong:

• A is false - Python absolutely allows mixing positional and keyword arguments (e.g., func(1, y=2)), provided positional ones come first.
• B is false - the whole point of keyword arguments is that order doesn't matter; func(y=2, x=1) is the same as func(x=1, y=2).
• C is false - positional arguments are order-dependent by definition; their position determines which parameter receives the value.

Memory tip: Think "positional before personal" - positional (anonymous) args must come before keyword (named) args, never after. If you've named one, all that follow must be named too.

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