Count two keyword args
Input
count_kwargs(name='Alice', active=True)
Output
2
Two keyword arguments (name and active) were provided.
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Write a function that handles keyword arguments
Use **kwargs to accept arbitrary keyword arguments and process them.
Python practice8 minFunctions & ScopeBeginnerLast updated March 17, 2026
Problem statement
Implement count_kwargs(**kwargs) which accepts any number of keyword arguments and returns an integer count of those keyword arguments. The function should work when called with zero or many keyword arguments.
Task
Create a function count_kwargs(**kwargs) that returns how many keyword arguments were passed.
Examples
Input format
Zero or more keyword arguments in the form key=value.
Output format
An integer representing the number of keyword arguments passed.
Constraints
Do not use external libraries. The order of kwargs is not important; only the count matters.
Samples
Sample 1
Input
count_kwargs()
Output
0
No keyword arguments, so the count is 0.