Iterate over *args?

Question

I have a script I\'m working on where I need to accept multiple arguments and then iterate over them to perform actions. I started down the path of defining a function and u

Answer 1

>>> def foo(x, *args):
...   print "x:", x
...   for arg in args: # iterating!  notice args is not proceeded by an asterisk.
...     print arg
...
>>> foo(1, 2, 3, 4, 5)
x: 1
2
3
4
5

edit: See also How to use *args and **kwargs in Python (As referenced by Jeremy D and subhacom).