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Challenge: Building Functions

Let's introduce ourselves. I've written a function that outputs my name, and your task is to write a function that outputs your name.

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# Define the function `say_my_name` def say_my_name(): # The function prints the string `My name is Heisenberg` print('My name is Heisenberg') # Call the function `say_my_name` say_my_name()
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The say_my_name function simply prints the phrase 'My name is Heisenberg' to the screen, and we can call this function to see this output.

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Write a function that prints your name in the console.

  1. Define a function named print_name.
  2. Inside the function, use print() to output a string with your name in the format: My name is {your name}, where {your name} is replaced with your actual name.

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Challenge: Building Functions

Let's introduce ourselves. I've written a function that outputs my name, and your task is to write a function that outputs your name.

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# Define the function `say_my_name` def say_my_name(): # The function prints the string `My name is Heisenberg` print('My name is Heisenberg') # Call the function `say_my_name` say_my_name()
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The say_my_name function simply prints the phrase 'My name is Heisenberg' to the screen, and we can call this function to see this output.

Task

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Write a function that prints your name in the console.

  1. Define a function named print_name.
  2. Inside the function, use print() to output a string with your name in the format: My name is {your name}, where {your name} is replaced with your actual name.

Solution

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