Checking the number of arguments a function takes

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Checking the number of arguments a function takes - Chirumer - Jul-06-2021

user_func is a function with either 1 or 2 parameters.
What's the best way to call the function with 2 parameters if it supports it, or call it with 1 parameter if not?

Here is one way I found..

def caller(user_func):
        # user_func has either 1 or 2 parameters

    information = 'some information'
    extra_information = 'some other information'

    if user_func.__code__.co_argcount == 2:
            # if function has 2 parameters
        user_func(information, extra_information)
    else:
            # function has 1 parameter
        user_func(information)

RE: Checking the number of arguments a function takes - deanhystad - Jul-06-2021

I prefer catching the exception over trying to predict all possible failures.

try:
    user_func(information, extra_information)
except TypeError:
    user_func(informationn)

RE: Checking the number of arguments a function takes - Gribouillis - Jul-06-2021

from inspect import signature
nparams = len(signature(user_func).parameters)

Finer details can be obtained by examining the information provided by the Parameter objects.

RE: Checking the number of arguments a function takes - Chirumer - Jul-06-2021

Thanks deanhystad and Gribouillis
I found both your suggestions helpful