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Python Functions for Beginners

The document discusses Python functions including defining functions, parameters, operations within functions, and returning values. It also covers global and local variables and how local variables are defined within a function while global variables can be accessed within and outside functions.

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Python Functions for Beginners

The document discusses Python functions including defining functions, parameters, operations within functions, and returning values. It also covers global and local variables and how local variables are defined within a function while global variables can be accessed within and outside functions.

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Python 3 :: Lesson 9

▶ Function: your own machine # Define a function


▶ Input → Operations → Output # that converts a decimal integer to binary
▶ Input: def fname(args) def dec2bin(a):
# start a list to store binary digits
▶ def is Python keyword
b = []
▶ fname is the name of the function
# start a while loop to keep dividing a by 2
▶ args: the input parameter(s) while a>0:
▶ Operations: code block with # store the remainder in b
indent c = a%2
▶ Output: return variables b.append(c)
▶ Example: # store the quotient in a
a = a//2
def fn1(x, y):
# Finally reverse the order of b (optional)
z = x + 2*y
b.reverse()
return z
return b

▶ Why functions?
▶ Less repeatition x = int(input('x = '))
▶ Reusable codes
▶ Easy debugging print(dec2bin(x))
Python 3 :: Lesson 10
▶ Global and local variables
▶ Local variables are defined within a function
x = 1 # x is global
def f(s):
x = s + 1 # x is defined locally (not globally)
y = x + 1 # y is local
return y
print(x)
▶ Local variables are defined outside a function
x = 1 # x is global
def f(s):
y = x + 1 # x retains its global value
return y
print(x)
▶ x = 'test' # x is global
def f():
x = 'clear'

f()
print(x)

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