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Python_Functions_Guide

This document provides an overview of functions in Python, describing their purpose, syntax, and types including built-in, user-defined, lambda, and recursive functions. It explains function parameters and arguments, showcasing examples for user-defined functions, return statements, lambda functions, and recursive functions. Overall, it emphasizes the modularity and readability that functions bring to Python programming.

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This document provides an overview of functions in Python, describing their purpose, syntax, and types including built-in, user-defined, lambda, and recursive functions. It explains function parameters and arguments, showcasing examples for user-defined functions, return statements, lambda functions, and recursive functions. Overall, it emphasizes the modularity and readability that functions bring to Python programming.

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Functions in Python

In Python, a function is a block of reusable code that is used to perform a specific action.
Functions help make programs modular, readable, and easier to manage.

Python provides both built-in functions (like print(), len(), etc.) and user-defined functions.

Function Syntax

def function_name(parameters):
"""docstring"""
statement(s)
return value

Types of Functions
1. 1. Built-in Functions (e.g., print(), len(), type(), etc.)
2. 2. User-defined Functions
3. 3. Lambda Functions (Anonymous functions)
4. 4. Recursive Functions

Function Parameters and Arguments

- Required arguments
- Default arguments
- Keyword arguments
- Variable-length arguments (*args, **kwargs)

Example: User-defined Function

def greet(name):
"""This function greets to the person passed in as a parameter."""
print("Hello, " + name + "!")

greet("Alice")
Return Statement
Functions can return a value using the return statement. Example:

def add(a, b):


return a + b

result = add(3, 4)
print(result) # Output: 7

Lambda Functions
Lambda functions are small anonymous functions defined using the lambda keyword.

Example:
square = lambda x: x * x
print(square(5)) # Output: 25

Recursive Function

A function that calls itself.

Example:
def factorial(n):
if n == 0:
return 1
else:
return n * factorial(n-1)

print(factorial(5)) # Output: 120

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