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What is a Function?

6.1 - What is a Function?

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Practice Questions

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Question 1 Easy

What is the purpose of a function in Python?

💡 Hint: Think about code efficiency.

Question 2 Easy

Write a simple function that prints 'Hello, World!'

💡 Hint: Remember to use the 'def' keyword.

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Question 1

What keyword is used to define a function in Python?

func
define
def

💡 Hint: Think of the beginning of a function's definition.

Question 2

True or False: Functions can accept parameters.

True
False

💡 Hint: Think about how we pass data into functions.

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Challenge Problems

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Challenge 1 Hard

Create a function that accepts an arbitrary number of student names and returns a formatted string of all names separated by commas.

💡 Hint: Use join function to concatenate strings.

Challenge 2 Hard

Write a function that accepts both a required integer parameter and a default float parameter. The function should return their product.

💡 Hint: Remember to set the default value for the float parameter!

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