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Python Functions, Packing, and Unpacking Getting Info In and Out of Functions Functions with Arguments and Returns

Posted by Kathy Kinsella
Kathy Kinsella
1,306 Points

creating functions

name error?

creating_functions.py 
def hello_student(name):
    val = hello
    return val

print (hello_student (kathy))

2 Answers

Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points
Steven Parker
Steven Parker
231,269 Points

Here's a few hints:

  • literal strings (like "Hello" or "kathy") need to be enclosed in quotes
  • the function needs to combine the word "Hello" with the name and return that longer string
  • case is important, "hello" (lower-case "h") is not the same as "Hello" (capital "H")
  • task 3 should assign the result to a new variable named hello
  • you won't need to "print" anything
Kathy Kinsella
Kathy Kinsella
1,306 Points
Kathy Kinsella
Kathy Kinsella
1,306 Points

Thank you. that really helped me understand the task better