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Contents

Functions...................................................................................................................................................1
Creating a Function..................................................................................................................................1
Calling a Function.....................................................................................................................................1
Arguments.................................................................................................................................................1
Python Lambda.........................................................................................................................................2
Why Use Lambda Functions?.................................................................................................................3

Functions
A function is a block of code which only runs when it is called.
You can pass data, known as parameters, into a function.
A function can return data as a result.

Creating a Function
In Python a function is defined using the def keyword:

Example
def my_function():
print("Hello from a function")
Calling a Function
To call a function, use the function name followed by parenthesis:

Example
def my_function():
print("Hello from a function")
my_function()
Arguments
Information can be passed into functions as arguments.

Arguments are specified after the function name, inside the


parentheses. You can add as many arguments as you want, just
separate them with a comma.

The following example has a function with one argument (fname).


When the function is called, we pass along a first name, which is
used inside the function to print the full name:

Example
def my_function(fname):
print(fname + " Refsnes")

my_function("Emil")
my_function("Tobias")
my_function("Linus")

Python Lambda
A lambda function is a small anonymous function.
A lambda function can take any number of arguments, but can
only have one expression.
Syntax
lambda arguments : expression
The expression is executed and the result is returned:

Example
Add 10 to argument a, and return the result:

x = lambda a : a + 10
print(x(5))
Lambda functions can take any number of arguments:

Example
Multiply argument a with argument b and return the result:

x = lambda a, b : a * b
print(x(5, 6))
Example
Summarize argument a, b, and c and return the result:

x = lambda a, b, c :
a+b+c
print(x(5, 6, 2))

Why Use Lambda Functions?


The power of lambda is better shown when you use them as an
anonymous function inside another function.
Say you have a function definition that takes one argument, and
that argument will be multiplied with an unknown number:

def myfunc(n):
return lambda a : a * n
Use that function definition to make a function that always
doubles the number you send in:

Example
def myfunc(n):
return lambda a : a * n

mydoubler = myfunc(2)

print(mydoubler(11))

Or, use the same function definition to make a function that


always triples the number you send in:
Example
def myfunc(n):
return lambda a : a * n

mytripler = myfunc(3)

print(mytripler(11))
Or, use the same function definition to make both functions, in the
same program:

Example
def myfunc(n):
return lambda a : a * n

mydoubler = myfunc(2)
mytripler = myfunc(3)

print(mydoubler(11))
print(mytripler(11))

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