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Default Parameter Values
Parameters can have default values. Used when argument is not provided.
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Example
Parameters can have default values. Used when argument is not provided.
Challenge
Give send_command(cmd, retries=3, timeout=5.0) default values so callers only pass what differs, call it three different ways, then add a new priority parameter without breaking any existing call.
Challenge
Build a user's settings by copying the defaults and laying their own values on top with update(), so any setting they haven't changed falls back, then warn about unknown keys instead of saving them.
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…log=[]) remembers samples from earlier calls, because the default list is created once and shared. Predict it, prove the calls share one list, fix it with None as the default, then write a function…
Quiz
…Python functions: 15 questions on def, return, arguments, default values, *args, scope and docstrings. Instant answers.
Challenge
…it, check the keys with in, fix it with get() and a default, then print a list of launches with defaults for any missing field.
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…the fixed add_sample() that would have caught the shared default list, then add checks that a log passed in is still the one that gets the sample, so a "fix" that breaks that can't pass either.
Article Python Fundamentals
…your own Python functions, from your first def to return values, default parameters and scope, with runnable examples, common mistakes and six practice projects.
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Load the downlink module's JSON settings over a copy of the defaults, check each value's type and range and report every problem in one go, then wrap it all in a load_config() that never crashes, even…
Article Python Fundamentals
…Displaying data with print() function in Python Single value display Let's say we're monitoring a satellite's temperature: telescope_temp = 116.48 print("Telescope temperature:", telescope_temp…