def apply_func(key_kwargs_, func):
    """
    given some keywords and a function call the function
    :param key_kwargs_: a tuple of (key, args) to use
    :param func: function to call
    :return: the key for this and the value returned from calling the func
    """
    key = key_kwargs_[0]
    kwargs_ = key_kwargs_[1]
    val = func(*kwargs_)
    return key, val
