Series 6: Defining and Using Functions

This series covers the fundamentals of creating and using functions in Python.

Articles

• 41. Introduction to Functions: The DRY principle and code reusability
• 42. Defining Functions: def keyword, parameters, and arguments
• 43. Function Return Values: The return statement
• 44. Default Arguments and Keyword Arguments
• 45. *args and **kwargs: Accepting a variable number of arguments
• 46. Scope: Local, Enclosing, Global, and Built-in (LEGB rule)
• 47. Docstrings and Type Hinting
• 48. Lambda Functions