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Introduction to Functions

Explore Python functions by learning how to define, call, and reuse them. Understand the difference between built-in and user-defined functions, function naming conventions, and how to pass arguments and return values effectively.

What are functions?

We divide a problem into subproblems and resolve a specific subproblem or task using a function. A Python function is a block of code that performs a specific and well-defined task.

Advantages of functions

Two main advantages of functions are:

  • They help us divide our program into multiple tasks. For each task, we can define a function. This makes the code modular.
  • Functions provide a reuse mechanism. The same function can be called any number of times.

Types of function

There are two ...