def pack_kwargs(*args, **kwargs) -> Tuple[List[str], List[Any]]:
    """
    Usage::

        kwarg_keys, flat_args = pack_kwargs(1, 2, a=3, b=4)
        args, kwargs = unpack_kwargs(kwarg_keys, flat_args)
        assert args == [1, 2]
        assert kwargs == {"a": 3, "b": 4}
    """
    kwarg_keys = []
    flat_args = list(args)
    for k, v in kwargs.items():
        kwarg_keys.append(k)
        flat_args.append(v)
    return kwarg_keys, flat_args

    Usage::

        kwarg_keys, flat_args = pack_kwargs(1, 2, a=3, b=4)
        args, kwargs = unpack_kwargs(kwarg_keys, flat_args)
        assert args == [1, 2]
        assert kwargs == {"a": 3, "b": 4}
    
understand_icl/fairseq/fairseq/modules/checkpoint_activations.py