title: What does *(asterisk) mean in python docs?
body: <p>This is what the python docs(<a href="https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#min" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://docs.python.org/3/library/functions.html#min</a>) says:</p>
  <pre><code>min(iterable, *[, key, default])
  </code></pre>
  <p>But the other fuctions are like this:</p>
  <pre><code>iter(object[, sentinel])
  pow(base, exp[, mod])
  getattr(object, name[, default])
  </code></pre>
  <p>Only max/min has * in its definition.<br />
  But for what?<br />
  What's the difference between the upper one and the below one?</p>
  <pre><code>min(iterable[, key, default])
  </code></pre>