Functions · Lesson 41 of 76
Parameters
Parameters are the inputs a function accepts — the values you put in the brackets when you call it.
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You can give a parameter a default value, used when the caller doesn't supply one:
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Your turn: write power(base, exponent=2) that returns base ** exponent, and print power(5) and power(2, 3).
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Exercise — check your understanding
Write greet(name, greeting="Hello") that returns the greeting, a comma and space, the name, then !. Example: greet("Ada") gives "Hello, Ada!".
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