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Functions are blocks of code that execute when called and can accept parameters and return values. There are standard library functions that come with Python like print() and user defined functions that a programmer can create to perform tasks. Functions make code reusable, readable, and help manage large programs by dividing code into separate, callable chunks.

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Functions are blocks of code that execute when called and can accept parameters and return values. There are standard library functions that come with Python like print() and user defined functions that a programmer can create to perform tasks. Functions make code reusable, readable, and help manage large programs by dividing code into separate, callable chunks.

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FUNCTIONS IN PYTHON

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Functions are blocks of code that only execute when they are called

You can pass data, known as parameters, into a function.

A function can return data as a result.

There are Two Types of Functions in Python:

1. Standard Library Functions


2. User Defined Functions
Standard Library Functions

• These are functions that come with Python


• These include : print(), input() and int()
• When using these types of functions the only
requirement is the function name and
appropriate inputs
User Defined Functions
• These are functions that a programmer can create
• They have a Name, Arguments (input parameters) and a Return value
• If the name is more than one word an underscore is used to separate the words.
Also its common to make the function name lower caps
Declaring a Function
The way to declare (create) a function is as follows
def function_name(arguments):
# code goes here
return
def - keyword used to declare a function
function_name - any name given to the function
arguments - any value/parameter that the function will accept
return (optional) - returns value from a function

For example
def adding_numbers(x, y):
total = x + y
return total

This function, when called, will add numbers x and y and return the value called
total
• After declaring a Function the next step is to Call it
• This is done because the function will not be executed unless its Called
def adding_numbers(x,y):
total = x + y
return total
print(adding_numbers(2,5)) #this is call statement
• When calling the function we had to pass (2,5) as arguments
• The number of arguments passed at declaration of the function must equal the
number of arguments passed when the Function is called
EXAMPLES OF FUNCTIONS

#creating a function that greets you personally


name = str(input("What is your name: "))
def whats_your_name():
print("Welcome home %s we have missed you" %name)
whats_your_name()
print("Hope you stay a while")

Output:
What is your name: Taku
Welcome home Taku we have missed you
Hope you stay a while
EXAMPLES OF FUNCTIONS
"""creating a function that checks for temperature and returns a text. The program
terminates if input is zero""“
x = int(input("Enter the temperature: "))
def weather_report(x):
if x < 60:
print("Its too cold")
elif x > 100:
print("Its too hot")
else:
print("its just right")

while x != 0:
print(weather_report(x))
Benefits of Using Functions

1. Code Reusable - We can use the same function


multiple times in our program which makes our
code reusable.
2. Code Readability - Functions help us break
our code into chunks to make our program
readable and easy to understand
3. We can track a large Python program easily
when it is divided into multiple functions.

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