Jan 17, 2013 · 744 It's a function annotation. In more detail, Python 2.x has docstrings, which allow you to attach a metadata string to various types of object. This is amazingly handy, so Python 3 extends …

A simple return statement will 'stop' or return the function; in precise terms, it 'returns' function execution to the point at which the function was called - the function is terminated without further action.

Sep 10, 2013 · 14 def isn't a function, it defines a function, and is one of the basic keywords in Python. For example:

To be more general, they "do something" with the passed in method/function. That my include calling it and return its result, iterating over it and returning the resulting joined string, or, as you said, …

Apr 7, 2017 · def my_func(param1, param2): # stuff However, you don't actually give the types of those parameters. Also, if I remember, Python is a strongly typed language, as such, it seems like Python …

See the Python documentation for an excellent summary; the various other answers to the question make use of most of these variations. Since you always have parameters a, b, c in your example and …

Oct 8, 2014 · available_functions[d]() Outputs: Enter the def name: function In function Define your available functions in a dictionary. You can use this to determine if such a function exists. Then, you …

It is a type annotation for the main function that simply states that this function returns None. Type annotations were introduced in Python 3.5 and are specified in PEP 484. Annotations for the return …

def f(): pass; pass The three forms above show how the end of a function is defined syntactically. As for the semantics, in Python there are three ways to exit a function: Using the return statement. This …

def oneFunction(lists): category=random.choice(list(lists.keys())) word=random.choice(lists[category]) def anotherFunction(): for letter in word: #problem is here print("_",end=" ") I have previously defined …