Python Function

Function is a group of instructions for a specific purpose.

By making function you can use the code as many times as you want

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Syntax

 # defining function
def function_name(parameter_list):
   statement_1
   statement_2
   
# Calling a function
function_name(parameter_list)

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Example

def scanftree(a, b):
    if a>b
        print a
    else 
        print b       # defining function
        
scanftree(5,6)        # Calling a function

Output

6

def scanftree(a, b):
    if a>b:
        print a
    else:
        print b     # defining function
        
scanftree(5,6)      # Calling function

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In the next chapter you are going to learn file-IO in python