Python Language Functions

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Internal

Overview

Declaration:

def function_name(arguments):
  <function body>

Invocation:

function_name(arguments)

Example

def something(a, b):
  c = a + b
  return c

Built-in Functions

  • type() returns the type of the argument.
  • print(). If more comma-separated arguments are used, every comma adds a space.
  • input() instructs Python to pause and read data from stdin. input() returns a string.
s = input('this is the prompt')
print(s)