["python","function","arguments","overloading"]
Overloaded functions in Python

Is it possible to have overloaded functions in Python? In C# I would do something like: void myfunction (int first, string second) { // Some code } void myfunction (int first, string second, float third) { // Some different code } And then when I call the function it would differentiate between the two based on the number of arguments. Is it possible to do something similar in Python?
EDIT For the new single dispatch generic functions in Python 3.4, see http://www.python.org/dev/peps/pep-0443/ You generally don't need to overload functions in Python. Python is dynamically typed, and supports optional arguments to functions. def myfunction(first, second, third = None): if third is None: #just use first and second else: #use all three myfunction(1, 2) # third will be None, so enter the 'if' clause myfunction(3, 4, 5) # third isn't None, it's 5, so enter the 'else' clause