- 📘 Day 11
- Functions
- Defining a Function
- Declaring and Calling a Function
- Function without Parameters
- Function Returning a Value - Part 1
- Function with Parameters
- Passing Arguments with Key and Value
- Function Returning a Value - Part 2
- Function with Default Parameters
- Arbitrary Number of Arguments
- Default and Arbitrary Number of Parameters in Functions
- Function as a Parameter of Another Function
- 💻 Exercises: Day 11
- Functions
So far we have seen many built-in python functions. In this section, we will focus on custom functions. What is a function? Before we start making functions, lets learn what a function is and why we need them?
A function is a reusable block of code or programming statements designed to perform a certain task. To define a function, Python provides the def keyword. The following is the syntax for defining a function. The function block of code is executed only if we call it.
When we make a function we call it declaring a function. When we start using the it we call it calling or invoking a function. Function can be declared with or without parameters.
# syntax
# Declaring a function
def function_name():
codes
codes
# Calling a function
function_name()Function can be declared without parameters.
Example:
def generate_full_name ():
first_name = 'Asabeneh'
last_name = 'Yetayeh'
space = ' '
full_name = first_name + space + last_name
print(full_name)
generate_full_name () # calling a function
def add_two_numbers ():
num_one = 2
num_two = 3
total = num_one + num_two
print(total)
add_two_numbers()Function can also return values, if a function does not return any, the value of the function is None. Lets rewrite the above functions using return. From now on, we get a value when calling the function, instead of printing it.
def generate_full_name ():
first_name = 'Asabeneh'
last_name = 'Yetayeh'
space = ' '
full_name = first_name + space + last_name
return full_name
print(generate_full_name())
def add_two_numbers ():
num_one = 2
num_two = 3
total = num_one + num_two
return total
print(add_two_numbers())In a function we can pass different data types(number, string, boolean, list, tuple, dictionary or set) as a parameter
- Single Parameter: If our function takes a parameter we should call our function with an argument
# syntax
# Declaring a function
def function_name(parameter):
codes
codes
# Calling function
function_name(parameter)Example:
def greetings (name):
message = name + ', welcome to Python for Everyone!'
return message
print(greetings('Asabeneh'))
def add_ten(num):
ten = 10
return num + ten
print(add_ten(90))
def square_number(x):
return x * x
print(square_number(2))
def area_of_circle (r):
PI = 3.14
area = PI * r ** 2
return area
print(area_of_circle(10))
def sum_of_numbers(n):
total = 0
for i in range(n+1):
total+=i
print(total)
sum_of_numbers(10) # 55
sum_of_numbers(100) # 5050- Two Parameter: A function may or may not have a parameter or parameters. A function may have two or more parameters. If our function takes parameters we should call it with arguments. Let's check a function with two parameters:
# syntax
# Declaring a function
def function_name(para1, para2):
codes
codes
# Calling function
function_name(arg1, arg2)Example:
def generate_full_name (first_name, last_name):
space = ' '
full_name = first_name + space + last_name
return full_name
print('Full Name: ', generate_full_name('Asabeneh','Yetayeh'))
def sum_two_numbers (num_one, num_two):
sum = num_one + num_two
return sum
print('Sum of two numbers: ', sum_two_numbers(1, 9))
def calculate_age (current_year, birth_year):
age = current_year - birth_year
return age;
print('Age: ', calculate_age(2019, 1819))
def weight_of_object (mass, gravity):
weight = str(mass * gravity)+ ' N' # the value has to be changed to a string first
return weight
print('Weight of an object in Newtons: ', weight_of_object(100, 9.81))If we pass the arguments with key and value, the order of the arguments does not matter.
# syntax
# Declaring a function
def function_name(para1, para2):
codes
codes
# Calling function
function_name(para1='John', para2='Doe') # the order of arguments does not matter hereExample:
def print_fullname(firstname, lastname):
space = ' '
full_name = firstname + space + lastname
print(full_name)
print_fullname(firstname='Asabeneh', lastname='Yetayeh')
def add_two_numbers (num1, num2):
total = num1 + num2
print(total)
add_two_numbers(num2=3, num1=2) # Order does not matterIf we do not return a value with a function, then our function is returning None by default. To return a value with a function we use the keyword return followed by the variable we are returning. We can return any kind of data types from a function.
- Returning a string: Example:
def print_name(firstname):
return firstname
print_name('Asabeneh') # Asabeneh
def print_full_name(firstname, lastname):
space = ' '
full_name = firstname + space + lastname
return full_name
print_full_name(firstname='Asabeneh', lastname='Yetayeh')- Returning a number:
Example:
def add_two_numbers (num1, num2):
total = num1 + num2
return total
print(add_two_numbers(2, 3))
def calculate_age (current_year, birth_year):
age = current_year - birth_year
return age;
print('Age: ', calculate_age(2019, 1819))- Returning a boolean: Example:
def is_even (n):
if n % 2 == 0:
print('even')
return True # return stops further execution of the function, similar to break
return False
print(is_even(10)) # True
print(is_even(7)) # False- Returning a list: Example:
def find_even_numbers(n):
evens = []
for i in range(n+1):
if i % 2 == 0:
evens.append(i)
return evens
print(find_even_numbers(10))Sometimes we pass default values to parameters, when we invoke the function. If we do not pass arguments when calling the function, their default values will be used.
# syntax
# Declaring a function
def function_name(param = value):
codes
codes
# Calling function
function_name()
function_name(arg)Example:
def greetings (name = 'Peter'):
message = name + ', welcome to Python for Everyone!'
return message
print(greetings())
print(greetings('Asabeneh'))
def generate_full_name (first_name = 'Asabeneh', last_name = 'Yetayeh'):
space = ' '
full_name = first_name + space + last_name
return full_name
print(generate_full_name())
print(generate_full_name('David','Smith'))
def calculate_age (birth_year,current_year = 2019):
age = current_year - birth_year
return age;
print('Age: ', calculate_age(1819))
def weight_of_object (mass, gravity = 9.81):
weight = str(mass * gravity)+ ' N' # the value has to be changed to string first
return weight
print('Weight of an object in Newtons: ', weight_of_object(100)) # 9.81 - average gravity on Earth's surface
print('Weight of an object in Newtons: ', weight_of_object(100, 1.62)) # gravity on the surface of the MoonIf we do not know the number of arguments we pass to our function, we can create a function which can take arbitrary number of arguments by adding * before the parameter name.
# syntax
# Declaring a function
def function_name(*args):
codes
codes
# Calling function
function_name(param1, param2, param3,..)Example:
def sum_all_nums(*nums):
total = 0
for num in nums:
total += num # same as total = total + num
return total
print(sum_all_nums(2, 3, 5))def generate_groups (team,*args):
print(team)
for i in args:
print(i)
generate_groups('Team-1','Asabeneh','Brook','David','Eyob')#You can pass functions around as parameters
def square_number (n):
return n * n
def do_something(f, x):
return f(x)
print(do_something(square_number, 3))🌕 You achieved quite a lot so far. Keep going! You have just completed day 11 challenges and you are 11 steps a head in to your way to greatness. Now do some exercises for your brain and for your muscle.
- Declare a function add_two_numbers. It takes two parameters and it returns a sum.
- Area of a circle is calculated as follows: area = π x r x r. Write a function that calculates area_of_circle.
- Write a function called add_all_nums which takes arbitrary number of arguments and sums all the arguments. Check if all the list items are number types. If not do give a reasonable feedback.
- Temperature in °C can be converted to °F using this formula: °F = (°C x 9/5) + 32. Write a function which converts °C to °F, convert_celcius_to-fahrenheit.
- Write a function called check-season, it takes a month parameter and returns the season: Autumn, Winter, Spring or Summer.
- Write a function called calculate_slope which return the slope of a linear equation
- Quadratic equation is calculated as follows: ax² + bx + c = 0. Write a function which calculates solution set of a quadratic equation, solve_quadratic_eqn.
- Declare a function named print_list. It takes a list as a parameter and it prints out each element of the list.
- Declare a function named reverse_list. It takes an array as a parameter and it returns the reverse of the array (use loops).
print(reverse_list([1, 2, 3, 4, 5]))
# [5, 4, 3, 2, 1]
print(reverse_list1(["A", "B", "C"]))
# ["C", "B", "A"]- Declare a function named capitalize_list_items. It takes a list as a parameter and it returns a capitalized list of items
- Declare a function named add_item. It takes a list and an item parameters. It returns a list with the item added at the end.
food_staff = ['Potato', 'Tomato', 'Mango', 'Milk'];
print( add_item(food_staff, 'Meat')) # ['Potato', 'Tomato', 'Mango', 'Milk','Meat'];
numbers = [2, 3, 7, 9];
print(add_item(numbers, 5)) [2, 3, 7, 9, 5]- Declare a function named remove_item. It takes a list and an item parameters. It returns a list with the item removed from it.
food_staff = ['Potato', 'Tomato', 'Mango', 'Milk'];
print(remove_item(food_staff, 'Mango')) # ['Potato', 'Tomato', 'Milk'];
numbers = [2, 3, 7, 9];
print(remove_item(numbers, 3)) # [2, 7, 9]- Declare a function named sum_of_numbers. It takes a number parameter and it adds all the numbers in that range.
print(sum_of_numbers(5)) # 15
print(sum_all_numbers(10)) # 55
print(sum_all_numbers(100)) # 5050
- Declare a function named sum_of_odds. It takes a number parameter and it adds all the odd numbers in that range.
- Declare a function named sum_of_even. It takes a number parameter and it adds all the even numbers in that - range.
- Declare a function named evens_and_odds . It takes a positive integer as parameter and it counts number of evens and odds in the number.
print(evens_and_odds(100))
# The number of odds are 50.
# The number of evens are 51.- Call your function factorial, it takes a whole number as a parameter and it return a factorial of the number
- Call your function is_empty, it takes a parameter and it checks if it is empty or not
- Write different functions which take lists. They should calculate_mean, calculate_median, calculate_mode, calculate_range, calculate_variance, calculate_std (standard deviation).
- Write a function called is_prime, which checks if a number is prime.
- Write a functions which checks if all items are unique in the list.
- Write a function which checks if all the items of the list are of the same data type.
- Write a function which check if provided variable is a valid python variable
- Go to the data folder and access the countries-data.py file.
- Create a function called the most_spoken_languages in the world. It should return 10 or 20 most spoken languages in the world in descending order
- Create a function called the most_populated_countries. It should return 10 or 20 most populated countries in descending order.
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