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Python Function Type Arguments

""" Function Type Arguments""" """1. Positional Arguments - Values get assigned based on order/position of arguments passed""" def add(no1, no2, a, b): print(a,b,(no1+no2)) add(4,6,'Good','Morning') add('Good','Morning',4,6) print() """2. Keyword Arguments - Values are assigned by specifying the Fn. Argument's Keyword during the function call. - Positional Argument is followed by Keyword argument}""" def kwargs(Str1, no1, List): print(Str1, no1) print(Str1, no1, List) print(List) kwargs('Menu','e',[3,4,2,5]) kwargs(4,List = ['Apple', 'Mango', 'Melon'], no1 = 3) print() """3. Default Arguments - Assigning a default value to the function parameter makes it a default argument for the function - if a postional/keyword arg value is passed to a default arg, the default gets overwritted with the value - Note : if the fn. has a default argument , it should be defined after all the positional arguments""" def default_arg (user, job, salary = 10000): print(user, job, salary) default_arg('Ken','Tech Engineer') default_arg('Kenny','Field Engineer',5000) default_arg('Ken_Z',45000) default_arg('Ken_B','Tech Engineer',salary =9000) print() """4. Variable Length Arguments - Can accept any number of positional arguments(*args)/Keyword Arguments(**args) passed to the function. - Positional Variable length Argument forms a tuple of all passed inputs defined under one variable - Keyword variable length Argument forms a Dictionary of all passed inputs defined under one variable""" """Positional Variable length arguments""" def variable_length(def_argument= 'Test',*args, def_argument1='Yes'): print(type(args)) print(args) print(args, def_argument,def_argument1) print(def_argument,args,def_argument1) variable_length('My','Name','is','Henry','Ford','1995', True, 4.5) print() """Keyword Variable length arguments""" def keyword_variable_args(*args,**kw_args): print(type(args),type(kw_args)) print(args) print(kw_args) keyword_variable_args(4,3,'Time',True,Name='Bharat',Age = 30, Salary= 5000, Employer='TCS') print() """5. Mixed Arguments - A Function Arguments can have mix of all the argument types discussed above. - In that case, Positional Arguments comes first , followed by keyword args, Default Arg / Keyword Variable length Arguments""" def mixed_args(Num, *args,Str, Time = 'Fan', **Kargs): print(Num, Str, Time, args,Kargs) mixed_args(4,5,4,5,3,7,'Key',5.6,Str='test',Name = 'Peacock') 
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Dipankar Shaw

I will suggest you to keep normal text separated from code. Instead of putting every thing inside the code block use other semantic tags. Like -

Function Type Arguments

1. Positional Arguments

Values get assigned based on order/position of arguments passed

def add(no1, no2, a, b): print(a,b,(no1+no2)) add(4,6,'Good','Morning') add('Good','Morning',4,6) print() 
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It will make your post more readable.