The dictionary contains copy
examples/functions/dict_is_a_copy.py
def f(**kw): print(kw) kw['a'] = 7 print(kw) z = 23 f(a=10, b=12) f(a=z, y=99, z=1) print(z)
{'a': 10, 'b': 12} {'a': 7, 'b': 12} {'a': 23, 'y': 99, 'z': 1} {'a': 7, 'y': 99, 'z': 1} 23