Positional Arguments
In Python, positional arguments are function arguments passed to a function based on their position or order. When defining a function, you can specify the parameters it expects. When calling the function, you provide the corresponding arguments in the same order as the parameters.
def function_name(argument1, argument2):
...
In previous chapters, you used positional arguments by placing them in parentheses ()
and calling the function with arguments in the correct order.
You can also specify arguments using a dictionary, where each key represents the argument name and each value represents the argument value:
def function_name(argument_name=default_value):
...
Using this type of specification allows us to specify arguments in any order.
123456789# Function with two positional arguments def greet(name, age): print(f'Hello, {name}! You are {age} years old.') # Calling the `greet()` function using dictionary greet(age=25, name='Alex') # Calling the `greet()` function using ordered values greet('Alex', 25)
This method of setting arguments is preferable because it enhances the readability and interpretability of the code.
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Positional Arguments
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In Python, positional arguments are function arguments passed to a function based on their position or order. When defining a function, you can specify the parameters it expects. When calling the function, you provide the corresponding arguments in the same order as the parameters.
def function_name(argument1, argument2):
...
In previous chapters, you used positional arguments by placing them in parentheses ()
and calling the function with arguments in the correct order.
You can also specify arguments using a dictionary, where each key represents the argument name and each value represents the argument value:
def function_name(argument_name=default_value):
...
Using this type of specification allows us to specify arguments in any order.
123456789# Function with two positional arguments def greet(name, age): print(f'Hello, {name}! You are {age} years old.') # Calling the `greet()` function using dictionary greet(age=25, name='Alex') # Calling the `greet()` function using ordered values greet('Alex', 25)
This method of setting arguments is preferable because it enhances the readability and interpretability of the code.
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