Keyword arguments with symbol as default value

I need to use a Ruby symbol as the default value for an argument, but I 
also want to use keyword arguments,  because they are so neat.

I found that wrapping the symbol in in parenthesis or using a constant 
to refer to the symbol works.

Is there a better way to do this with Ruby 2.6+ (and still have a symbol 
as the default value)?

def mymethod myarg:(:mydefaultsymbol)

     p myarg

end

# or

DEFAULT_MYVALUE = :mydefaultsymbol

def mymethod myarg:DEFAULT_MYVALUE

     p myarg

end

# where, in either case, mymethod # outputs :mydefaultsymbol



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