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Function Reuse Chaper 3.

1 Functions That Python


Provides
Calling functions within other function definitions
The problem: Calculate the semi-perimeter of a triangle.

The approach: Function semiperimeter calls function perimeter. Optional reading


def perimeter(side1, side2, side3):
'''(number, number, number) -> number

Return the perimeter of a triangle with sides of length


side1, side2 and side3.

>>> perimeter(3, 4, 5)
12
>>> perimeter(10.5, 6, 9.3)
25.8
'''
return side1 + side2 + side3

def semiperimeter(side1, side2, side3):


'''(number, number, number) -> float

Return the perimeter of a triangle with sides of


length side1, side2 and side3.

>>> semiperimeter(3, 4, 5)
6.0
>>> semiperimeter(10.5, 6, 9.3)
12.9
'''
return perimeter(side1, side2, side3) / 2

Calling functions within other function calls

The problem: One triangle has a base of length 3.8 and a height of length 7.0. A second triangle has a base of length 3.5 and a height of length 6.8. Calculate which of two triangles' areas is
biggest.

The approach: Pass calls to function area as arguments to built-in function max.
max(area(3.8, 7.0), area(3.5, 6.8))

Jennifer Campbell • Paul Gries


University of Toronto

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