Functions

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• Defining a Functionp. 130
  • Passing Information to a Functionp. 130
  • Arguments and Parametersp. 131
• Passing Argumentsp. 131
  • Positional Argumentsp. 132
  • Keyword Argumentsp. 133
  • Default Valuesp. 134
  • Equivalent Function Callsp. 135
  • Avoiding Argument Errorsp. 136
• Return Valuesp. 137
  • Returning a Simple Valuep. 137
  • Making an Argument Optionalp. 138
  • Returning a Dictionaryp. 139
  • Using a Function with a while Loopp. 140
• Passing a Listp. 142
  • Modifying a List in a Functionp. 143
  • Preventing a Function from Modifying a Listp. 145
• Passing an Arbitrary Number of Argumentsp. 146
  • Mixing Positional and Arbitrary Argumentsp. 147
  • Using Arbitrary Keyword Argumentsp. 148
• Storing Your Functions in Modulesp. 149
  • Importing an Entire Modulep. 150
  • Importing Specific Functionsp. 151
  • Using as to Give a Function an Aliasp. 151
  • Using as to Give a Module an Aliasp. 152
  • Importing All Functions in a Modulep. 152
• Styling Functionsp. 153
• Summaryp. 154

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