# How to collect keyword arguments in a Dict?

**URL:** <https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-collect-keyword-arguments-in-a-dict/6693>\
**Category:** General Usage\
**Created:** [October 26, 2017, 7:45am UTC](https://discourse.julialang.org/t/how-to-collect-keyword-arguments-in-a-dict/6693 "2017-10-26T07:45:17Z")\
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Anyway, if you want to do that, the easiest way is to define the Dict first, like in the answer given on SO:

```julia
args = Dict(:a => 3, :b => 4)
foo(;args...)

```

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