def methodArgs(item):
    """Returns a dictionary formatted as a string given the arguments in item.

    Args:
        item: dictionary containing key 'args' mapping to a list of strings

    Returns:
        dictionary formatted as a string, suitable for printing as a value
    """
    args = ["'%s': %s" % (arg, arg) for arg in item['args']]
    return '{%s}' % ', '.join(args)