Question on Python Function

[joy99]

On May 25, 1:56 am, Vlastimil Brom <vlastimil.b... at gmail.com> wrote:
> 2010/5/24 joy99 <subhakolkata1... at gmail.com>:
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> > Dear Group,
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> > I have a small question on function.
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> > If I write two functions like the following:
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> > IDLE 2.6.5
> >>>> def function1(n):
> >        element1=5
> >        element2=6
> >        add=element1+element2
> >        print "PRINT THE ADDITION",add
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> >>>> def function2(n):
> >        element3=7
> >        element4=22
> >        mult=element3*element4
> >        print "PRINT THE MULTIPLICATION",mult
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> > Can I now write a third function where the above two functions can be
> > passed as argument or parameter?
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> > Best Regards,
> > Subhabrata.
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> > NB: As I copied the code from IDLE to MS-Word befor posting here,
> > codes may have slight indentation errors.
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> Hi,
> while it is quite unclear to me, what you are trying to achieve (what
> are the passed n arguments supposed to do?), you can well pass an
> already defined function as an argument to another function; if you
> want to select a function for the needed operation, if can be e.g.:
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> def compute(arg1, arg2, fn):
>     fn(arg1, arg2)
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> - supposing you don't want to "return" the result but just print it as
> your functions do;
> is it what you were after or did I miss something more complex?
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> hth
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Dear Vlastimil,

You are right. Your approach will do to me. I was trying Python Doc
either I do not know where to check, or I could not find.
I am trying to work out. Numbers I can pass, I was checking the last
example in Python Docs with "def cheeseshop(kind, *arguments,
**keywords):" if that gives me any clue.

If you can kindly try.

Best Regards,
Subhabrata.