Changes between Version 68 and Version 69 of ControlSystems/SoftwareTeam/IntroToPython

Timestamp:

Sep 4, 2017, 9:59:45 PM (8 years ago)

Author:

cdelgigante

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 Run this one.  What does it output?  A lovely happy birthday song for two kids?   Now imagine if you had to write a program to print out a happy birthday for every single person in your grade without it.  It'd get pretty ugly, fast.
 
-`def` is used in Python to indicate a custom function, and you have to ''def''ine it in your program before you use it.  It takes an argument of an age, and second argument of a list of names.  The "singHappyBirthday" line actually ''calls'' the custom function, with the two arguments it needs. 
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-A function can return a value, by using the Python keyword `return` as in:
+The keyword `def` is used in Python to indicate a custom function, and you have to ''def''ine it in your program before you use it.  This function takes an argument of an age, and second argument of a list of names.  The "singHappyBirthday" line at the end actually ''calls'' or runs the custom function, with the two arguments it needs. 
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+A function can return a value too, by using the Python keyword `return` for example:
 
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-Now your turn...  Modify the 'That's-a big number" exercise above, adding a custom function called called inputNumber to input one number, and use it instead of repeating the while-not stuff.  Much easier to read, no?
+Now your turn...  Modify the 'That's-a big number" exercise above, adding a custom function called called inputNumber to input one number, and use it instead of repeating the while-not stuff.  Run it and verify the output is the same.  Much easier to read, no?
 
 Here's the [[ThatsaBigNumberSolution|solution]]