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Unit 4

This document covers the fundamentals of functions in Python, including how to define them, the distinction between arguments and keyword arguments, and the concept of variable scope. It explains the use of arbitrary arguments, default parameter values, recursion, and lambda functions. Additionally, it highlights the importance of variable accessibility within local, global, and nonlocal scopes.

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Unit 4

This document covers the fundamentals of functions in Python, including how to define them, the distinction between arguments and keyword arguments, and the concept of variable scope. It explains the use of arbitrary arguments, default parameter values, recursion, and lambda functions. Additionally, it highlights the importance of variable accessibility within local, global, and nonlocal scopes.

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Unit 4

CCS 1500 Functions


Define a
function

Differentiate
arguments and
keyword

Objectives
arguments

Identify the
types of variable
scopes

Create a
program that
uses functions
Python − a block of code which only executes
when called
Function − where data can be passed
− can return data as result

▪ def
− keyword used to define a function
function definition

function call
Arguments − information passed into a function
− specified after the function name
or args and inside the parentheses
− separated by a comma
▪ Functions perspective:
− parameter : variable inside the parentheses in the
function definition
− argument : value sent to the function when called
Number of Arguments
Arbitrary Arguments *args
Keyword − order of arguments does not
matter
Arguments
or kwargs
Arbitrary Keyword Arguments **kwargs
Default Parameter Value
Passing List as Argument
Return Values
Recursion − function calls itself

5 + sumOfNum(4)
4 + sumOfNum(3)
3 + sumOfNum(2)
2 + sumOfNum(1)
1
− specifies the region where a variable can be
accessed
o local

o global

o nonlocal

Variable Scope
▪ sum : created inside
the add_num function
and can only be
accessed within (local)
▪ nonlocal
− keyword to create nonlocal variables
o used in nested functions when local scope is not
defined
Random ▪ Python has a built-in random module
that can be used to generate random
Number numbers
− a small anonymous function
− can take any number of arguments, but can only
have one expression

− syntax: lambda arguments : expression

Lambda Function
Why use lambda in a function?
− the power of lambda is better shown when used as an
anonymous function inside another function
− example: a function takes one argument, and that
argument will be multiplied with an unknown number

mydoubler = lambda a : a * 2
▪ Use lambda functions when an anonymous function
is needed for a short period of time.

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