The Asterisk symbol means, the arguments passed:
before the asterisk - must be positional
after the asterisk - must be keyword
Slash symbol means, the arguments passed:
before the slash symbol in the function definition must be positional
after the slash can be whether positional or keyword.
You may ask why tf is this? Well that’s a rhetorical question.
It’s potential Python content for “Didn’t you know?“ or ”You ain’t a programmer if you didn’t” type of TikTok videos.
Also potential “innovative” question for the lead who tries to be different and rolls cringe on the interview.