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User Defined Function Part I

The document discusses user defined functions in Python. It defines a function as a set of statements that perform a specific task. Functions allow code to be reused and make programs more organized and readable. Some key points made include: - Functions can make development faster by dividing work among team members. - Functions increase code reusability and readability by encapsulating reusable blocks of code. - Functions are defined using the def keyword followed by the function name and parameters. - Functions can return single or multiple values. Multiple values are returned as a tuple. - The actual arguments passed in a function call must match the number and type of the formal parameters defined in the function header.

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User Defined Function Part I

The document discusses user defined functions in Python. It defines a function as a set of statements that perform a specific task. Functions allow code to be reused and make programs more organized and readable. Some key points made include: - Functions can make development faster by dividing work among team members. - Functions increase code reusability and readability by encapsulating reusable blocks of code. - Functions are defined using the def keyword followed by the function name and parameters. - Functions can return single or multiple values. Multiple values are returned as a tuple. - The actual arguments passed in a function call must match the number and type of the formal parameters defined in the function header.

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USER DEFINED FUNCTION

PART-I
User Defined Function

• A function is a set of statement that performs a specific

task.
• Function allows us to use a piece of code repeatedly in
different parts of a program.

• Functions are also known as routine, methods or

procedures.
Advantages of Function
1.Program development made easy and fast : Work can be divided
among project members thus implementation can be completed fast.
2.Program testing becomes easy : Easy to locate and isolate a faulty
function for further investigation.
3.Code sharing becomes possible : A function may be used later by
many other programs this means that a python programmer can use
function written by others.
4.Code re-usability increases : A function can be used to keep away
from rewriting the same block of codes which we are going to use two
or more locations in a program.
5.Increases program readability : It makes the program more readable
and the length of the source program can be reduced by using functions
at appropriate places.
How to define and Call a function
A user defined function is defined using def keyword followed
by the function name and parentheses() as shown in the given
image.

def function_name(comma separated list of parameters):


statements
statements

Note:
• Keyword def starts the function header.
• Function name must be unique and function naming follows the same
rule as rules for defining identifiers in Python.
• Parameters are optional and must be separated by comma.
• A colon(:) to mark the end of function header.
• All the statements must have same indentation.
Program: 1
Define a function which does not return any value

def myfunc1( ):
print(“DPS Ranipur Haridwar”) Function Definition
print(“Uttarakhand”)

myfunc1() # Function Call


Output:
DPS Ranipur Haridwar
Uttarakhand
Note:
The function defined above is also called void function because it is not returning
any value.
Program: 2
Define a function to print right angle triange of star(astriks)

def triangle():
print(“*”)
print(“* *”)
print(“* * *”)
print(“* * * *”)
triangle()

Output:
*
**
***
****
How a Function return a value
• The following statement is used to return a value :
return <value>
• The return statement in Python specify that what value is to
be return back to the calling function.
Program:3
Define a function to find the area of rectangle
def AreaRectangle(a,b):
ar = a*b
return ar
r = AreaRectangle(4,3)
print(“Area:”,r)

Output:
Area:12
Program: 4
Define a function to find the factorial of a number entered by the user
def factorial(n):
f=1
while(n>=1):
f = f*n
n=n-1
return f
num=int(input("Enter any number:"))
t = factorial(num)
print("Factorial of entered number:",t)

Output:
Enter any number:4
Factorial of entered number: 24
Function returning multiple values
• Unlike other high level language like C, C++, java in which a function can
return at most one value at a time, while in Python a function can return
multiple values.
• The return statement can return any number of values.
• Function return multiple values in form of tuple.
Program:5
Define a function to illustrate return statement returning multiple values
def Add_Diff(a,b):
ad = a + b
df = a – b
return ad,df
x,y = Add_Diff(5,3)
print(“Sum = ”,x)
print(“Subtraction = ”,y)

Output:
Sum=8
Subtraction=2
Function returning multiple values……
Program:6
Define a function returning multiple values in form of tuple
def Calculation(x,y):
a=x+y
s=x–y
m=x*y
d=x/y
return a,s,m,d
result = Calculation(6,2) # Here result becomes tuple i.e. (8,4,12,3)
print(“Results are: ”)
for i in result:
print(i)

Output:
Results are:
8
4
12
3
Actual and Formal Arguments/parameters
• Actual Arguments: These are the values provided in function call
statement.
• Formal Arguments: These are the variables provided in the
parentheses when we write the function header.
example:
def AreaRectangle(a,b):
ar = a*b
return ar
r = AreaRectangle(4,3)
print(“Area:”,r)
Note:
• In above program a and b are the Formal arguments while 4 and 3 are the
Actual arguments.
• The Actual arguments can be : Literal or variable or expression.
• The Formal arguments/Parameters must be variables because these are used
to hold the values.
Identify which of these are invalid function definition:
1. def compute(a,b):
print(a+b)

2. def compute(a+1,b):
print(a*b)

3. def compute(2,’b’):
print(a*b)
Identify which of these are invalid function definition:
1. def compute(a,b):
print(a+b)

2. def compute(a+1,b):
print(a*b)

3. def compute(2,’b’):
print(a*b)

Ans:
1. Valid
2. Invalid. Because a+1 can not be used as parameter/Formal
Argument. This is a expression.
3. Invalid. Because 2 and ‘b’ are literals and can not be used as
formal parameters.
Thank You

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