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Python

Posted by Grayson Gitchell
Grayson Gitchell
6,893 Points

The (text) part in the function. Can it be named anything or does it have to be named text? What does it do?

Can you do def yell(writing)? What happens if you leave the brackets blank?

boi
boi
14,242 Points
boi
boi
14,242 Points

The questions you asked, how about give it a try at the workspace yourself. I'm sure you'll get the answers.

1 Answer

Chris Freeman
MOD
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,454 Points
Chris Freeman
Chris Freeman
Treehouse Moderator 68,454 Points

When defining a function, a collection of function parameters is place between the parens. These parameters will be assigned to point to their corresponding argument passed in during the function call. Both the arguments passed in, and the parameters receiving the arguments are merely pointers to objects. The parameter is only used within the function and maybe named any valid variable name since it is just another reference to the object. That is, the parameter name doesn't change the object it points to in any way.

def vaid_function(some_name_to_reference_first_argument_passed_in):
    print(f"The first argument passed in is {some_name_to_reference_first_argument_passed_in}")

Post back if you need more help. Good luck