Lecture 11 (funcitons)

Question 1

Functions are

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named pieces of code that can be called multiple times in a program

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named pieces of code that can be called one time in a program

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named pieces of code that can be called multiple times in a while loop

Question 2

parameter

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Input to a function

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Setup to a function

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Output to a function

Question 3

We say a function [blank_start]returns[blank_end] a value if it produces [blank_start]output[blank_end]

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returns

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output

Question 4

A function that produces output can be called a [blank_start]fruitful function[blank_end]

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fruitful function

Question 5

[blank_start]print()[blank_end] – accepts parameters, but never returns a value
[blank_start]input()[blank_end] – may accept a parameter, but always returns a value

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print()

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input()

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while

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for

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def

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else

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break

Question 6

Functions are similar to [blank_start]variables[blank_end] in that they must be defined [blank_start]before[blank_end] they are used

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variables

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before

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Generally it is best to place them at the [blank_start]beginning[blank_end] of the program so the interpreter reads them and has them in memory

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beginning

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end

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middle

Question 8

Functions follow the same naming rules as variables

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May contain upper and lower case letters, digits, and underscores

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Must start with a letter or digit

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Convention normally has words separated by underscores

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can be used like ‘return’ or ‘return value

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must be defined before they are used

Question 9

Whenever the interpreter encounters a ‘return’ inside a function it does not leave the function immediately

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true

Question 10

A ‘[blank_start]return[blank_end]’ may be followed by a value to give back to the caller

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return

Question 11

There may be multiple returns in a function

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true

Question 12

Python functions are defined using the ‘[blank_start]def[blank_end]’ [blank_start]keyword[blank_end]

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keyword

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def

Question 13

[blank_start]def[blank_end] function_name( [blank_start]param1[blank_end], param2 ):
	# stmts
	[blank_start]return[blank_end]

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def

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param1

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return

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