Author: Mohan M A

We can send any data type as argument to a function (string, number, list, dictionary etc.), and it will be treated as the same data type inside the function.

E.g. if we send a List as an argument, it will still be a List when it reaches the function:

def cricket_team(teams):
for x in teams:
print(x)

players = [“rohit”, “kohli”, “bumrah”]

cricket_team(players)

If we call a function without argument, it calls default value.

def our_function(state = “Karnataka”):
print(“I am from “ + state)

our_function(“Maharashtra”)
our_function(“Kerala”)
our_function()
our_function(“Telangana”)

Add two asterisks ** before arguments if number of keyword arguments is not known.

def my_optionals(**subject):
print(“His language optional is “ + subject[“lang”])

my_optionals(math = “algebra”, lang = “French”)

Key, value pair arguments can be given to functions in python.

The order can be arbitrary.

def my_subjects(subject3, subject2, subject1):
print(“The first subject is “ + subject1)

my_subjects(subject1 = “English”, subject2 = “Kannada”, subject3 = “Hindi”)

When in doubt about number of arguments,  add * before the argument.

def world_cup(*teams):
print(“The World Cup teams are “ + teams[2])

world_cup(“India”, “South Africa”, “Australia”)